1950. First Edition. 609 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.