1952. First Edition. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Beige boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations by Biddy Darlow. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards are bowed.