1947. Ninth Edition. 96 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over green cloth illustrative boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates by K.M. Maidment & Rene Cloke. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.