1965. First Edition. 526 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Front free endpaper missing. Corner of half-title page torn away. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.