No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated grey cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations by Sydney Cowell. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to gutters. Binding is slightly loose. Pages and illustrations are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing. Heavier tanning half title page and last page text block. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Moderate tanning to spine.