1953. Fourth Edition, Reprinted. 1263 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Water staining to last few pages, rippled and slightly stuck together. Minor pencil inscription to front pastedown. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth.Scuffing and light marking overall. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Damp staining to spine.