1950. First Published. 328 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic plates and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Sticker to front board.