1952. Limited first editio. 424 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour and black and white illustration plates. Copy 100 of 420. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional mild marks and staining.