1950. First Edition. 280 pages. Grey cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages, illustrations and plates with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Sticker stuck to rear pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened.