1954. Twelfth Impression. 234 pages. Blue dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Book has a visible forward lean. Binding is slightly shaky, but pages remain intact. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visbile tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.