1947. First Published. 235 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Medium cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board is loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Water staining to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water stain to edge of front board. Staining overall.