1949. No Edition Remarks. 399 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Illustrated pastedowns. Black and white illustrated frontispiece with illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Slight chips to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine with crushing to ends. Small stains to front and rear board. Dent to bottom edge of front board. Gilt lettering to spine is darkened.