1944. No Edition Remarks. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine.