1947. First Edition. 243 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Prominent forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Heavy loss to all parts of the dust jacket.