1949. No edition remarks. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Brown boards. 9 Black and white illustrative plates towards front of book. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Slight crinkling to gutters. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine rubbed away. Couple of scuffs and scratches to boards.