1945. Reprint. 297 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Prize plate stuck to reverse side of front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Faint black marks overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.