1948. Reprinted. 265 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Missing front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as title pages. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.