1949. First Edition. 211 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a notable forward lean.