1963. First edition thus. 183 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Geoffrey Whittam. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.