1956. Reprinted. 316 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Frontispiece is loose. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.