1957. Children's Own Series Edition. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are heavily tanned and moderately foxed, with water staining to upper page edges. Visible thumb-marking present throughout, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge.Occasional. Boards have light shelf-wear with mild corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean and bow. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Heavily tanned and foxed overall.