1956. First Edition. 172 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Tape remnants to front pastedown. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying to spine edges. Water marks to both boards and spine. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.