1952. Sixteenth impression. 252 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Thomas Henry. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.