London.Faber and Faber Limited. 1947. [i-iv],5-52pp. 6 colour plates and many black & white illustrations throughout. Blue cloth, gilt. Pictorial dust wrapper and endpapers. Quarto. First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed on half-title by the illustrator; 'To Lesley with love from Irene Christmas 1947.' Slight fading to top and bottom edges of boards. Some very minor chipping to dust wrapper edges; else, an excellent copy.