1961. No Edition Remarks. 214 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth. Contains black and white and colour illustrated plates. illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Noticeable cracking to pastedowns. gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Binding is weakened, however text block remains secure. Thumb-marking present to some pages. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Split to upper front joint. Ink stains to rear board. Notable tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends.