1954. Reprint. 754 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning and foxing to text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Moderate foxing to free endpapers to endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Boards are slightly bowed.