1961. Twenty-fourth Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Minor foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with noticeable splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.