1966. Second edition. 495 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Some cracking to hinges and gutters. Binding slightly loose. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Front free endpaper missing. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine, but gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Book has slight backwards lean.