1953. No Edition Remarks. 301 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout with colour frontispiece. Ex-Libris plate of Helen and Michael Oppenheimer stuck to front pastedown. Italian text. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription and sticker to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Water staining to spine.