1948. No Edition Remarks. 458 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamp to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Small tear to cloth to middle of spine. Wear marks overall.