1947. Seventeenth Impression. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Translated by James Whitall. Engravings by Robert Gibbings. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Scratched sticker to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy sunning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Water staining to boards.