1953. First Edition. 300 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Colour pictorial frontispiece with plates and illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and foxing to interior flaps, panels and spine.