1944. Second Printing. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate thumb marking present throughout. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.