1943. No edition remarks. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.