1947. Reprinted. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Terence Cuneo. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing.