1947. Fourth impression. 302 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.