1944. Fifth impression. 175 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over cream cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.