1953. First Edition. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with silver lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends.