1954. First Edition. Unpaginated. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations and tipped-in colour illustration plates by Rex Whistler. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor inscriptions to front endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild 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. Some rubbing and marking.