1948. Reprint. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates illustrations and photographs. Edited by Max Beloff. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to top corners and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened severely. Tanning to spine and edges.