1953. First Edition. 226 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Moyra Leatham. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned. Some additional mild marks and staining. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Edges reinforced with tape.