1956. Third Edition. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with white lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper & rear paste down. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends and along joints. Notable sunning to spine and board edges, with minor scuffing, staining and marking to boards.