1949. Third Edition. 423 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Translated by Haakon M. Chevalier. Contains black and white & colour illustrations and photographs. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding is weakened. Pencil and pen inscriptions to free endpapers and front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a marked forward lean. Gilt lettering is dulled. Water staining to boards.