1954. First Edition Thus. 323 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is forward leaning. Brown stained marking to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.