1941. Reprinted. 390 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-Libris sticker to front endpaper. Signed by the author to first title page. 2 Black and white illustrative plates and 1 photographic plate. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed.