1956. No Edition Remarks. 472 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front. Edited by Louis Kronenberger. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates by Herschfeld with photographic plates to mid-section. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering is bright and clear.