1944. Third Edition, reprint. 407 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Volume I. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Light tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Water staining to rear board. Textblock is shaky.