1953. First Edition Thus. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Mild water droplets to some pages and text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to spine and front board.