VGC/GC.The Pushkin Press,1943.First UK edition-first impression.Translated by Oliver Elton.Green hardback(a couple of creases and nicks on the front cover,small nick and dent on the edges of the cover and spine,gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC, with Dj(small tears,creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover,two small stain mark on the edges of the back Dj cover) in GC.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges,small creases,nicks and ink mark on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Illustrations by M.V. Dobujinsky.278pp including Foreword,notes,index.Price clipped.A collectable book.