First edition, first impression. 42pp, with black and white illustrations. Black publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. 12mo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends. Small scuff at base of front hinge, else internally neat, clean and tight. In its original laminated, illustrated dust wrapper, shelf worn, a little rubbed at edges, remains of old price sticker on rear panel.
The fine painting which illustrated this story are the from triptych know as the Portinari Altar-piece by Hugo van der Goes. Various details from the altar-piece are distributed throughout the book and the full triptych forms the endpapers; all in all making this a rather lovely publication.
