1947. 299 pages. Beige dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contains black and white illustrations and photographic plates. Minor foxing and tanning to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Illustrations, plates and text remain bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Mold mark to rear hinge and pages. General rub wear to boards. Watermarks to spine and rear panel towards spine. Gilt remains bright. Book has a forward lean. Minor edge wear with some crushing to spine ends and bumping to corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Light edge wear with tears and creasing to spine. Tanned spine with watermarks to front and rear panels towards spine.