1955. Reprinted. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to rear of frontispiece. Endpapers cut out. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.