Signed by the Author and Illustrator. Books Illustrated Fine Press Edition. Bought directly from Books Illustrated, completely unread and in fine (as newly received) condition. A hand-bound limited edition of only 580 copies. Only 154 copies of this Deluxe state. Specially illustrated with 16 colour images, including two double-page foldouts. All copies are signed by the author Michael Morpurgo and the illustrator Christian Birmingham. Letterpress printed in Caslon 12 point font on Swedish Munken 150gsm paper with a tipped-in frontispiece image. Printed by Nomad Letterpress in the UK. Hand-bound in fine Nigerian goatskin leather with intricate foiling, by Ludlow Bookbinders in Shropshire, England. The pages are gilded on all three sides, with head and tail bands. Printed marbled endpapers designed by Paperwilds, and silk ribbon marker. Housed in a handmade, plush-lined leather chemise styled as a WW1 dispatch bag. The paper size is 240 x 170mm.