1943. World Book Company Edition. 405 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Light water staining to edges of a few plates and pages. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Reinforced with tape to insides and edges. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Light scuffing to surfaces.