1954. First Edition Thus. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Tears to pages 29-40; text unaffected. Frontispiece loose but attached. Minor foxing and tanning to pages and plates. Slightly more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and front hinge, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier staining and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.