First edition, first printing. 192pp, with black and white plate illustrations. Black publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth a little worn, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Faint spotting on endpapers. Gift inscription inked on front free endpaper, else internally neat and clean. Tightly bound. In its original, shelf worn dust wrapper, lightly bumped at edges and lightly rubbed at spine ends, small chip on upper edge, mildly toned on verso.
