1949. No Edition Remarks. 208 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth boards with red lettering to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Splits to spine back joint. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened slightly.