1945. No Edition Remarks. 319 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white & colour illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Retail label stuck to front paste-down. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book has a notable forward lean and slight bow. Clipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Upper spine ends of nearly detached. Lightly tanned and foxed overall.