1953. No edition remarks. 267 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white in-text images and plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's stamp to a few pages throughout, text remains readable. Previous owner's inscription to pastedowns, free endpapers and title page. Minor cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. White marks to boards. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Small dents to board edges. Book has a slight forward lean.