1953. First edition thus. 116 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. 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. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.