1949. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Contains black & white, colour illustrations and plates. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Noticeable white staining. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends.