1948. First Published. 201 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine ends and boards. White marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Substantial tanning to spine. Notable rubbing to surfaces.