1948. First Edition Thus. 224 pages. No dust jacket. White cloth. Black, white and green illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are moderately tanned, with minor crushing and noticeable splitting to ends. Visible marks overall. Book has a minor backwards lean.