1955. First Edition. 316 pages. Black dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to front and rear free endpapers. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Water staining to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable rubbing to surfaces.