1961. First Edition. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. 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 causing discolouration. Book has a slight forward lean.