1947. First edition thus. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Anthony Gross. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is strongly dulled. Some additional marks and staining.