1948. First Edition. 168 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to free endpaper and front paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are bright, with light tanning to edges and annotation. Slight tearing to page 167. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned, with water staining to front panel. Annotation to flaps, with tape repair.