1960. Seventh Edition. 459 pages. No dust jacket. Charcoal cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white & colour illustrations throughout. One plate is detached but present. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to free endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Water marks to front free endpaper and paste-down. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Faint water drops on front board.