1956. First Edition. 232 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper with small tear. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.