1954. Eighth Edition. 174 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are mildly tanned with minor foxing. Mild cracking to gutter by title, however binding remains firm. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Ink stains to front board. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild stain to tail of spine. Notable scuffing to spine.