1948. Reprinted. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Eileen Soper. Colour illustration plate at rear. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Most illustrations coloured in. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine.