Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, slipcased hardcover, has a minor skew to the binding, and a hint of shelf wear to the spine ends and cover corners. Overall, this is a solid, tight and clean, Very Good+ copy in a like slipcase, which has slight bumps to the corners, and faint rubbing to the panels.