1948. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional thumb-marking present. Water stained marking to front hinge and first few pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown.Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Small white sticker to front board.