1957. First Edition. 273 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations and plates. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages, plates and illustrations with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and panel. Moderate sunning and wear marks to dust jacket.