1944. 9th Edition. 961 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout with colour illustrations to centre of book. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Wear marks overall.