1955. First Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Flat signed by author to title page. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.