1955. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing overall. Water staining to spine. Sticker mark to front panel.