1939. First Published. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some noticeable looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Prominent splitting to joints. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.