The Planet Earth by D.R. Bates (ed.)
1957. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Dark rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and small splits to joints.