1959. First Edition. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative & photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Occasional foxing. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Light annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.