1954. First Edition. 402 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed. Previous owner's pen inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Minor pencil annotations to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor crushing to spine ends. Light scuffing and pale marks overall. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean.