First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blood orange cloth with silver titles on the spine. With illustrations by Shirley Hughes. A near fine copy, the contents clean and bright throughout. The front free endpaper and the edges of the closed text block are lightly spotted. Light off-setting to endpapers. A couple of light marks to cloth of the front panel. A small bump to the upper spine tip. In the very near fine dustwrapper, lightly rubbed to spine tips and corners. Not price-clipped (13s. 6d. net).
Stock code: 23480
£20
London: Collins.
1966