1950. Second Edition. 673 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Slight cracking to hinges. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Light water staining to edges of pages. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Pale rubbed marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Faint staining to spine.