1954. First Edition. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Textblock edges dyed red with moderate water staining to fore edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.