1963. Reprinted. 518 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and fold-out illustrations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some additional mild marks and staining.