1955. Reprinted. 1372 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Introduction written by J.B. Morton. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.