1949. No Edition Noted. 498 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and illustrated plates throughout. There is also photographic black and white plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and notable tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have mild rubbing and light bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends and book is forward leaning.