1950. First Edition. 281 pages. Dust jacket covered in plastic wrapper over beige cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Minor cracking to front hinge. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild warping to front board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine and to panel edges. Notable rubbing and marking all over.