1950. Third Edition. 388 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Mild cracking to front hinge with some exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Mild tanning to spine and edges.