1953. Reprinted. 250 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout and a map. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Pen mark on front. Spine noticeably sunned.