1956. No edition remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt decoration and brown cloth spine strip. Decorated end-papers. Contains colour photographic plates. Binding remains reasonably firm, cracked at front and rear board gutters with exposed netting. Pages and plates remain bright and clear. Some rubbing to the title page. 2 early pages have some light water marks at the top. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt decoration is quite bright.