1949. Twenty-Sixth Impression. 375 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned, with mild foxing to edges and endpapers, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to reverse side of frontispiece. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly tanned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Heavy scuffing to front board, with visible white marks to rear. Book has a slight forward lean.