1949. First Edition. 405 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper is removed. Pencil inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards. Binding is slightly shaky, but pages remain intact.