1952. First Published. 272 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers Binding remains firm with some minor creasing to gutters. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.