1926. Second Edition. 459 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Front endpaper missing. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild staining to pages on occasion. Previous owner's name plate to front paste down. Rear hinge cracked. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends and top of rear board.