1949. Reprinted. 196 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Cecil G. Trew. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some marks and staining to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with large tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.