1946. First Edition. 748 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Minor foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, much lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.