1948. First Published. 300 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Light tanning to pages; heaviest to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Mild creasing to gutters and hinges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining overall. Spine has light staining and sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.