Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1958. First edition. A thick, in-quarto 268 x 202 mm (7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches) book with (xvi) 456 pp. Hardback, gold titling in a black spine panel on dark blue cloth covers. No dust jacket. Of note the French SANS TACHE ("stainless") motto shown at the bottom of the spine. Profusely illustrated with no less than 444 figures, mostly black-and-white photographs and a few drawings. Printed on bright coated paper.
A small bump on the front cover top right corner, otherwise in very good shape.