1943. No edition remarks. 293 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour illustration plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. Some small tape repairs.