1940. First Edition. 135 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout by Algernon Thompson. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with water staining, rub marks and a few small nicks along text block edge.Water staining to rear pages. Occasional thumb and pen marking present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with mild corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are subtly bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Heavily tanned, with water staining to rear flap.