1955. 5th edition. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Liquid droplet marks to text block edges. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Boards are rather bowed. Gilt is bright. Spine is slightly sunned.