1953. Second Impression. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.