1948. 381 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and sunned.