1955. Reprinted. 511 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Pages and plates are bright and clear with mild foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Some tangible looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has noticeable sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.