1953. Reprinted. 1005 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Colour and black and white illustrations at rear. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding loose. Many names and tape marks to front endpapers. Tape marks at rear. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering is dulled. Crease to front cover.