The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey

Penguin first. Book number 542. Published April 1946.
No dustwrapper (as issued).
Binding firm. Covers and spine clean. Hinges not rubbed. Tiny chips from headof spine.
Pages clean, with no edge tanning, apart from a water (?) stain about 1 cm deep across the top of the last 30 or so pages.
Tiny neat inscription on front cover.
The photographs form part of the description.