1954. First Edition. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations, photographs & plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling and cracking to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Light thumb marking present. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.