1954. Reprinted. 894 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Faint water staining to surfaces. Some foxed grey marking overall.