1959. Fifth Impression. 191 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over red cloth illustrative boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates by Stead. Colour frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.