1951. First Edition. 432 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-libris label Helen & Michael Oppenheimer. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.