1957. First Edition. 64 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with green illustration to front and lettering to spine. Black and white in-text illustrations and colour plates throughout. Mild cracking to hinges and gutters, however binding throughout remains firm. Small tears to gutters of some pages and plates, towards the bottom edge. Plate facing page no. 8 slightly loose, but still attached. Mild water staining to plates, causing them to be slightly creased. Mild tanning and foxing to pages throughout. Small stamp mark to top edge of front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends with minor chipping and scuffing. Brown staining to rear board. Faint black marks overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.