1955. First Edition Thus. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow illustrated paper over boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Mild staining to some pages. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.