1936. Fifth Edition. 501 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. Much more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is prominently loose but pages remain attached. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil; text remains unaffected. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with minor splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.