1948. Fourth Impression. 288 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Signed by the author to front free endpaper. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout.Occasional thumb-marking present. Front hinge is cracked with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Price sticker to front panel. Mild rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing and tears to edges. Mild tanning to spine and edges.