1944. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Illustrated plates throughout. Some plates are stuck together, peeling apart may cause tearing and loss to plates. Rebound. No. 209 of only 500 copies. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and illustrations remain bright and clear. Binding is firm, with minor cracking to gutters. Rough-cut edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are heavily sunned, with mild crushing to ends. Visible rubbing overall, and some faint brown marks, heaviest to spine.