1952. Fifteenth Edition. 586 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated plates. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.