Reynal & Hitchcock, NY, 1944 (copyright). Dark blue cloth, deckled pages, white/yellow letters. Spine bumping/rubs, hd & ft, corners. Minor blemishes to both boards. Both end-papers and all page-ends are browning with age/poor paper quality. The top corner of the front board has several small dents/indentations. Inner pages are still creamy-white & w/o markings. Book is just sliightly off-true, with a bit of separation at the head, but still securely bound. Both hinges are sound. 314 pages.