1959. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates by Susan Benson. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild crinkling and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened. There is bumping to corners. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.