1947. First Edition. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations by C.H.Oates. Moderate crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages nad illustrations are moderately tanned with minor foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Slight sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. tanning to panels and spine. Minor tanning to panels and spine. Minor wear marks to panels.