1954. Third Impression. 488 pages. Illustrative jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white and colour tipped in plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription and sticker to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Noticeable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.