1955. First Published. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. Much heavier and more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.