1953. Reprinted. 1125 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Heavy cracking to rear hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be loose. Text-block is loose from binding. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Moderate water staining to front board.