1955. Reprint. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm.Illustrations are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Mild mottling to boards. Mild water staining to front board. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened.