1945. First Published. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Black and white photographic plates also. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is noticeably loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has mild staining and tanning also with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.