1947. First Edition. 532 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Thumb-marking present to some pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Medium tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.