1956. Reprinted. 463 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some splits to spine ends. Water staining to boards. Binding is somewhat shaky, but pages remain intact. Book has a slight forward lean.