1956. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and plates. Foreword written by Douglas Bader. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages and plates remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Pen markings to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Slight tanning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.