1938. First Published. 279 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated plates; some detached but present. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages, plates and text block edges; lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild mottling, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.