1949. First Edition. 237 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, slightly lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; tangible looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.