VGC.Seeley, Service & co,1951.First UK edition.Red hardback(some marks,ink marks,nicks,dents and crease on the cover and spine,gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC, no Dj cover.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages with some foxing marks and a small black marker mark on the outer edges,small foxing marks,creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small foxing marks inside the front and back cover,pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.280pp including Foreword,list of illustrations,index.A collectable first edition.