Good condition.Blackie and son.Unknown date but probably 1950's.Blue hardback(black lettering on the front cover and spine,some dents,scratches and pen marks on the cover and spine) in GC, no Dj cover.Illustrated with a colour plate.Clean pages with some ink marks,aged and tainted on the outer edges,owner's inscription and date(1950) written inside the front endpaper,small foxing marks,creases,nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear.287pp.