1950. Reprint. 192 pages. Illustrative black jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Water staining and white marks to front and rear panels. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Water staining overall. Notable tanning to spine. Brown mark to rear panel and flap. Tape repairs to interior.