1957. Reprinted. 248 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Soft crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges. Tape to insides.