***'The writing of this two-volume work has occupied Miss West's time for five years. 586 pages including bibliographical note and index to the two volumes to the rear. Red titles to front and rear panels of dustwrapper bright. Some patches of rubbing and fading to the spine of the dustwrapper, and the red titles on the spine are very slight faded. Edges of dustwrapper just slightly creased and rubbed, with very slight loss to the head and tail of the spine of the dustwrapper. ***In a very good buff-coloured, black & red printed dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 42s. Black & red map-illustrated front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. II: Very good in bottle-green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Edges of dustwrapper creased and rubbed, with some loss to the head and tail of the spine of the dustwrapper, and slight loss at the corner tips.
Please note there is some splitting to the paper at the front hinge, which is still holding OK. I: Very good in bottle-green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Sixth printing of the true first edition, published in 1946.
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