1948. No Edition Remarks. 275 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Front flap almost detached. Tanning to spine and edges.