1949. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible ink marks and rubbing with noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavier sunning to spine. Laminate cover stuck to boards.