1949. No Edition Remarks. 281 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Scuffed dark marking to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Minor dark water stained marks.