1938. First Edition. 205 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and dark blue lettering to front board. Contains black and white illustrations by Archibald Thorburn. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with a pencil inscription to past-down. Mild cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and notable rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Small splits to spine ends.