1949. No Edition Remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering to spine. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with liquid drops, rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate sunning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean.