1956. First Edition. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Colour illustrated plate pasted to rear free endpaper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Soft crushing to spine ends.