First edition. 88pp, numerous black and white illustrations throughout. 12mo. Spine ends rubbed and bumped. Slight fading along top edge, corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edge slightly tanned and foxing. Endpapers lightly tanned and starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring very occasional light spotting. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Delightful story of a little boy living by the beach on a Caribbean island. He found an enormous egg buried on the sea-shore, he watched it hatch and then heard the strange creature who emerged say 'hallo' ?. With detailed imaginative illustrations and maps drawn by the author.
