1945. This Edition. 245 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative cloth. Colour illustrated plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Pencil inscription to half title page and rear pastedown. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.