1956. First Published. 399 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white and colour plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Sticker to front pastedown. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Water staining to front board. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible sunning to spine. Notable rubbing to surfaces. Water staining to rear panel.