1956. Eighth Impression. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and plates. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Moderate water staining to top edge textblock. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.