1961. First Edition. 44 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout. School stamp to front free endpaper. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate thumb marking present throughout. Binding remains firm. Mild creasing to gutters and hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.