1946. First Edition Thus. 504 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over patterned cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to text block edges throughout, affecting some page edges, text remains unaffected. Creasing to some pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small areas of loss to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to inside front panel. Wear marks overall.