1954. First Edition Thus. 345 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and corners. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces.