1953. First Edition. 652 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Stamp to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some light tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky.