1953. First Edition. 209 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Laminated red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout by Barbara Cooney. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to front hinge with heavy tape repair. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Lamination peeling. Boards are slightly bowed.