1947. No edition remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning.