1952. Second Printing. 264 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Yellow and red dust jacket over grey cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Front free endpaper appears to have been removed. Jacket has been taped to boards. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Pencil mark to title page. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some heavy tears, chips and creasing. Tape to edges. Dark rubbed marking overall. Light sunning to spine and edges. Library stickers to spine.