1953. First Edition. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a colour photographic frontis and colour photographic plates throughout. There is also photographic black and white plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.