1953. Reprinted. 215 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative red & black cloth boards. Contains black & white, colour illustrations & plates. Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Brown stains to front paste down & endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges with tears and crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Black lettering is bright and clear to front board & spine.