1952. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Beige illustrated slipcase. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Slipcase is fragile. One edge missing. Almost in 2 pieces. Split along top edge. Tanning to spine and edges.