Good condition.Hodder and Stoughton,1962.Third impression.Red hardback(some scratches,dents,marks and creases on the cover and spine,black lettering on the front cover and spine) in GC, no Dj.Illustrated inside the front and back cover,b/w drawings.Clean pages with some foxing marks and tainted on the outer edges,small foxing marks,creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the front endpaper.The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear.182pp including Foreword,list of illustrations.