1948. First Edition. 186 pages. Red dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with noticeable crushing to ends. Lettering is faded. Book has a slight backwards lean. Dust jacket is unclipped with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.