1948. Reprinted. 363 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with small tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.