1954. First Edition. 232 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Bookseller sticker stuck to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate sunning to spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.