1948. Reprinted. 512 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. White marks overall. Textblock is shaky.