1949. First Edition Thus. 232 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear and water marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Flap is detached. Heavy tape repairs to interior jacket. Tanning and wear marks to jacket.