1946. First Edition. 148 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Charles Tunnicliffe. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably tanned. Some staining and marking to surfaces.