1952. First Published in Great Britain. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Slight loss to page249-250; text unaffected. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate water staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering is darkened and faded. Book has a slight forward lean.