1955. First Edition. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing. Heavy tanning and notable foxing to endpapers. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable staining to boards. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Visible mottling. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped.