HARDBACK - The book is in near fine condition, free of any previous owner names or Inscriptions. The book has been inscribed by the author to the ffep. The title has also been signed by the books illustrator, Quentin Blake to the same page. The dust wrapper is in near fine condition. The wrapper is free of any loss, and has not been price clipped. There is a little ghosting to the front flap, where the author's inscription has partially transferred to it over the years.