1949. First Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustration plates. Colour frontispiece. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name label to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.