1954. First Published. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Maps to both endpapers & paste downs. Contains black and white illustrations & plates. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Text is clear. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine.