1952. First edition thus. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Margaret Ayer. Presentation plate on front free endpaper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Book has slight forward lean. Gilt lettering to spine is strongly dulled.