1946. Eighth Edition. 477 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Missing front free endpaper. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and rear free endpaper. Binding is noticeably loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.