1949. First Published. 234 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with silver gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers, paste downs & text block edges. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear to front board & spine. Clipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, tears, chips, and creasing.