1945. First Edition. 268 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Black and white illustration plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.