1955. Ninth Impression. 384 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpaper and reverse frontispiece due to dust jacket flaps. Front free endpaper is missing. Minor water staining to top edge textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.