1953. First Edition. 271 pages. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Five raised bands to spine with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Book has been rebound. Green coated endpapers and pastedowns with bookseller sticker to front endpaper, from Kenlyn Books. Pages remain bright and clear with mild tanning to edges. Mild cracking to front hinge, exposing netting. Binding remains firm. Minor black marks to text block edges. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Faint marks and scratches overall. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.