1951. Third Impression. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Blue illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscriptions to front pastedown, free endpaper and half title page. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Heavy tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.