Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1953. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Shepard, E. H. (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing (undated however 1953). No jacket as issued. Adapted by A. Schenk from the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard. All four pop-ups are in very good working order. Pictorial boards are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark, occasional small patch of wear to the surface, odd small bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Spiral bound.