Hardback. 155pp. First edition. Gentle comic tale about a gardener, with a gloriously colourful illustrated dust jacket by John Minton with an image that covers both panels and the spine. Bound in green cloth also illustrated by Minton. Illustrated title page. Full page line drawings in green by Minton throughout. Repeated illustrated chapter headers by Minton. Very slight lean to the spine. dust jacket is a little rubbed to all edges with more pronounced wear to the spine ends with a some creasing and tiny areas of loss. Short closed tear to the dust jacket at the tail of the spine. Dust jacket is clean and bright. Not price clipped.