1949. First Printed. 483 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Light tanning to otherwise clear pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Subtle crack to rear hinge at top end. Some slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.