1957. No edition remarks. 304 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth covered boards with gilt to leather spine. Black and white illustrations throughout by Edna Whyte. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.