124pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards, black titles on front and spine; numerous colour line drawn illustrations; colour illustrative endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and board edges. Spine ends bumped, small closed tear at heel joint, corners lightly rubbed. Text block edges lightly tanned. Internally pages are very lightly tanned otherwise a neat, clean, bright and tight volume. Originally titled Just So Stories for Children, translated by Anna Maria Forghieri Alessandrini.
