First edition, first printing. 168pp. Signed on the title page by Geraldine McCaughrean. 8vo. A touch of toning to text block edges. In its original dust jacket, very slightly bumped at spine base. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Winner of the 1987 Whitbread Children's Novel Award
Whitbread Award, Children's Books, Signed Books, Modern Fiction Firsts
