1952. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Small tears to edges of pages throughout, text is not affected. Previous owner's inscription and stamped marking to front free endpaper. Light creasing to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine and edges, causing bleaching to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Heavy water staining to rear board causing board to bow slightly.