1961. First Edition. Unpaginated. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper-covered boards. Ladybird Series 563. Pages are bright and mostly clear, with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Boards are notably bowed. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Lightly tanned and foxed.