1948. First Edition. 247 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Contains in-text monochromatic illustrations throughout. Contains black and white photographic plates. Full colour frontispiece. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, moderate at end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Some mild sunning to spine tail due to dust jacket loss. Clipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Spine edge has moderate sunning.