First Edition Thus. 180 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Colour tipped-in illustrated plates throughout by Gwynedd M.Hudson. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters, however, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the end and start of the book. Plate facing page 126 is detached but still present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable shelf-wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Large splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Faint markings and staining to rear board. Book has a slight forward lean.