1944. First Published. 135 pages. Illustrative jacket over black cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Sticker to front pastedown. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.