1950. First Edition. 206 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Pages remain intact. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Light tanning to spine. Brown marks to front panel. Some scuffing to edges.