First Edition, first Impression. [4], 202pp, eight colour plates. Quarter-bound in pink cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Light bumping to lower edges. Small stain on top text block edge. Signature binding. Endpapers just starting to tan. Internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very, very light shelf wear, not price clipped. Dust jacket protected in an archival-quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. "Short stories by well-known writers ranging from a tale of Roman Britain by Rosemary Ratcliff to a story of the 'Mersey Look' by Eric Allen." Colour plates and numerous black and white line drawings by well-known children's book artists in text throughout.
