1951. Reprint. 614 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Moderate tanning and marking to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.