1953. Reprinted. 410 pages. Illustrative jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light bumping to corners. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.