1948. First Edition. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Binding is loose causing pages to be shaky. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Black marks and water staining overall.