1953. Second Edition. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white photographs and diagrams throughout. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Faint water stain to fore edge of textblock. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are heavily sunned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Some visible marks overall. Boards are moderately warped.