1957. Reprinted. 788 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white and colour photographs. Black and white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Some page corners folded. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some moderate marks and staining to surfaces.