1952. First Edition Thus. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild thumb-marking present. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water droplets to surfaces. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.