1964. First Edition. 443 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour illustrations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Boards are slightly bowed.