1947. First Edition. 135 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Minor pencil annotations to endpapers. Dedication to front free endpaper. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards good with minimal shelf wear. Spine with mild crushing top and bottom. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chipping and mild rubbing and marking.