1948. Sixth Impression. 261 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. Tanning heavier to text block edges. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.