1959. First Edition Thus. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Front free endpaper appears to have been removed. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Minor pen inscription to front pastedown and half-title page. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Moderate foxing overall. Moderate sunning to spine and edges.