First edition, third impression. 192pp, illustrated with line drawings in text. Green cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on the spine. 12mo. Cloth worn, gently rounded at corners and spine ends. A little toning on endpapers. Gift inscription, dated 1946, neatly inked on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean and tight. A tad musty. In its original dust wrapper, faded, chapped all round edges, shelf worn, creased with minor loss on bottom quarter of spine.
An early reprint of Uttley's collection of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated with line drawings.
