1951. First Edition. 231 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Illustrated by Buckie Hobbins. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Small black marker scribble to rear endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning to spine and edges.