1949. First Edition. 77 pages. No dust jacket. Brown card hardback with red cloth spine. Black & white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Some pages are dog-earred. Hinges are cracked with exposed binding. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends causing fraying to cloth. Book has forward lean. Green marking present. Pen marking present to rear.