1957. 1st Printing. 404 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Contains black & white illustrations. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Heavy bumps to bottom of front board.