1955. Second Edition. 538 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains colour illustrated, with black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.