1939. No Edition Remarks. 357 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains fold-out plates, with black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light creasing and tears to fold-out plates. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Book is forward leaning.