1947. Second Printing. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slightly bowed and forward leaning.