1950. 3rd Impression. 275 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper and back pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate tape repairs to spine. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.