1958. First edition thus. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Shirley Hughes. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.