VGC. Nelson Doubleday, 1944. Cream/blue hardback (gilt lettering o the spine, small dents, nicks and scratches on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj cover. Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks and small marks on the outer edges, previous owner s name and address written inside the edges of the front cover, rough edges outer edges of the pages. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 698pp including List of characters. Heavy book.