1952. Reprint. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated yellow cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning and foxing to spine and edges. Faint brown marking to all surfaces.