1958. Reprinted. 418 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and silver vignette to front. Prize plate to front free endpaper. Includes several black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings; subtle tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is very slightly loose but pages and boards remain firmly attached. Tiny pencil mark to title page. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with very mild scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Silver titles are bright. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall. Moderate red liquid stain to rear panel.