1954. No Edition Remarks. 754 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Textblock is shaky.