1962. Reprinted. 509 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate water staining to fore edges textblock. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor peeling to spine and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.