First edition. vi, 254pp, colour plate frontispiece. Light red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; 8 black and white illustrations. 8vo. Boards lightly soiled, sun-fading towards joints and top edges. Spine heavily sun-faded and foxed and mottling, ends lightly rubbed with 2 small splits in cloth at head. Corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges lightly tanned and foxing. Volume a little loose. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light foxing towards very beginning and end of volume, light tanning on free endpapers. Gutter stretched here and there. Internally neat and clean.