1951. First Edition Thus. 170 pages. Beige illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. 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. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration.