1947. First Edition. 213 pages. Grey dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Grubby pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces.