1952. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards.