1938. First Edition. 423 pages. No dust jacket. Cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout, heavier to endpapers and first few pages. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Annotations to some pages throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to pastedowns and front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to ends. Stain to top edge of front board. Wear marks overall. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.