1955. First Published. 254 pages. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to front hinge and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.