1953. Reprinted. 273 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Minor inscription to front free endpaper and half-title page. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges.