1942. Reprint. 342 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pencil mark to rear pastedown. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping and fraying to corners, and rubbing to surface. Notable staining to boards. Small split to rear joint. Moderate sunning to spine with visible crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened.