1944. First Edition. 151 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages and illustrations are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose, however all page remain attached. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards.