1954. No Edition Remarks. 836 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to free endpapers. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.