Some light cover wear, and a faint cup ring on front; pages a little tanned (endpapers more so), else internally a very good, sound, tight copy. Dustwrapper has cup ring on front (corresponding to the one on the front board), and is edgeworn with two small areas of loss at top of front spine hinge. Illustrated by F E Hiley. No publication date given, although it is War Economy Standard, & British Library catalogue gives 1943.