1953. No Edition Remarks. 386 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white diagrams and photographic plates throughout. Volume VIII. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Diagrams and plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Pencil inscriptions to title page. Light annotations to some pages. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. White paint marks to front board. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.