1938. No Edition Remarks. 279 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with red cloth to spine. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout with black and white photographic frontispiece. Italian text. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Paper worn away to paper to spine.