1951. First Edition. 398 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic & illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. 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. Book has a slight forward lean.