1950. First Published. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has much heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.