Description:
First Illustrated edition, first impression. Issued shortly before the releaase of the full-length cartoon film adaptation of the book and illustrated by the same illustrators that made the cartoons, John Halas and Joy Batchelor.Original cloth with lettering and motif to spine and upper board in silver. A very good copy with some dustiness to top edge and a slight spine slant. Clean and free from names and inscriptions.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little rubbing and a few small nicks to edges with an associated crease to bottom edge of upper panel and a couple of creases to corners of upper flap and slight fading to spine panel, very good indeed otherwise.