1953. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Blue and colour illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and medium foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Creasing to spine. Water staining to front board. Paper residue to rear board.