1959. First edition thus. 165 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine. Colour illustrations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and rubbing to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned.Some additional moderate marks and staining. Boards are slightly bowed.