1948. Reprinted. 510 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Moderate water staining to top edge textblock. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.