1948. Third Impression. 173 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Moderate tanning to pages with some light thumb marking. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters causing slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.