1949. 3rd edition. 120 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes photographic plates. From the British Nature Library series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Endpapers have strips of tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are moderately crushed and rubbed. Slightly scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is dulled and worn.