1948. First Edition Thus. 111 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Translated by Robert Allen. Black and white & Colour illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Scuffs and scratches to boards.