1952. Second Impression. 353 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Black and white illustrations, photographs and plates throughout. Fold out elements included. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. 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 darkened slightly. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Splits to spine tail, back joint.