1953. Seventh impression. 50 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour illustration plates by Nicolas Bentley. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's address stamp to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate water marking and tanning, particularly to lower front corner. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine. Some rubbing and water marking.