1949. 1408 pages. No dust jacket. 55th Annual Issue. Red boards with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Title page torn in half horizontally across the middle. Smaller tear to edge of front endpaper. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Both hinges cracked with netting visible, thus the boards are slack. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor scuffing and soiling to boards.