1954. Reprinted. 181 pages. Black and white illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Edited by M.R. Ridley. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges.