1944. First Edition. 364 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Scuffed paper remnants to rear pastedown. Some light creasing to a few pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Scuffed Boots Library sticker to front board. Book is slightly forward leaning.