1956. First Published in Great Britain. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering is visibly darkened.