1957. Reprinted. 113 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Edward Ardizzone. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Front free endpaper missing. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Boards are slightly bowed.