1951. Third Edition. 396 pages. Cream dust jacket over beige cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.