1952. Reprinted. 629 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to title and half-title pages. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.