1954. Sixth Impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor cracking to gutters throughout. Previous owner's pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Brown marking to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffed white marks and light marking overall. Mild scuffing to board edges. Faint water staining to boards, with bubbling to front board. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.