1951. First Edition. 183 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout and colour frontispiece by Mary Young. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.