1958. First Published in GB. 507 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Stickers to rear pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Brown and white marks overall. Textblock is shaky.