1950. Third Impression. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Slight foxing to text block edges also. Light foxing and cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.