1957. First Edition. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Minor rust stains to front hinge. Visible thumb-marking with small brown marks throughout. Text is unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Staining to spine edge of front board. Wear marks overall. Visible sunning to front board.