1944. Eighth Printing. 1409 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is noticeably loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.