1951. Third printing. 372 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over black cloth. Black and white photographs. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing.