Story and pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans. Folio, publisher's illustrated boards in dust jacket. First edition; first state of the illustrations. Endsheets a little tanned at the hinges from binder's adhesive; very slightest of rubbing at the corner tips and extremities of the spine; a very attractive copy. The white areas of the dust jacket are a little tanned, and the rear panel lightly dust-soiled. Publisher's 3 x 5" card soliciting opinions laid in.