1949. First Edition. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. Gilt lettering is darkened.