1949. First Published. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth. Subtle foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Very light cracking to gutters and rear hinge but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.