1943. Fourth printing. 886 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout by author. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some heavy cracking to hinges and gutters. Binding loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering is slightly dulled.