1953. No Edition Remarks. 585 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Volume One. 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 has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small area of loss to top of rear panel. Light sunning to spine. Wear marks overall.