1953. No edition remarks. 338 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Signed with dedication from the author on title page. Pages with some foxing, tanning and water staining, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. 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 to spine is strongly dulled. Some additional moderate marks and staining. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.