1954. Third Edition. 269 pages. Green illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Embossed stamp to top right corner of front free endpaper. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Occasional dog-eared corners. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with some areas of loss, tears, chips, and creasing.