1947. Seventh Impression. 349 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with darkened gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy sunning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean and slight bow. Water drops on front and rear board.