1946. First Edition. 459 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Ex libris plate at front. Black and white illustrations throughout by Anne Pracny. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. 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. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some tape repairs.