1956. First Published. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and front board. White marks overall.