1953. Mermaid Books, Second Impression. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, slightly heavier tanning to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with minor pen marking to price to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.