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London: Derek Verschoyle, 1952. First British edition. First British edition, first printing. Unpaginated. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards. Tips worn, else Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped (12s. 6 d.), with two closed tears in front panel, light wear, rubbing to back panel. An attractive copy. The first book in the beloved children's series by the Austrian-American author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. This British edition followed the American by 13 years and is much more uncommon.

The first book in the Madeline series, introducing the adventurous little girl in a Parisian boarding school.