1949. Fifth Impression. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with notable thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild stain to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Book has forward lean.