1943. Reprinted. 445 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Bright and clean pages, plates and illustrations with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.