1943. Third Edition. 456 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Bright and clean pages, illustrations and plates with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pen inscription to front and back free endpapers. Top textblock edge dyed black. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.