Welcome To All Specialist Book Collectors! Here we have a very rare first edition book and in excellent condition. Based on the original Russian Poem by Kornei Chukousky. Illustrated by: Alan Howard. Translated by: Richard Coe. 1st Edition Dated 1964. Publisher = Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square, London, WC1. Printed By: Latimer Trend and Company Limited, Whitstable. Number of Pages = 70. Illustrations throughout alongside text in black and white and in colour. This is a very nice tight clean original book. Inside Pages: Clean, bright, fresh pages throughout. No writing inside at all. No pages missing or torn. Just one small light mark on one inside page and two light spots to the two end pages. Cover Boards: The front cover board has small mark where a price label was removed in the past. There are also some light marks to the white area’s next to the crocodile image. Back cover board is perfect. Spine: Corners have some knocks and wear as can be seen in the photo’s. Slight discolouration in places to spine. All items that are sent with a courier will be very well packed so that your item arrives with you in the same condition that it left me in. Item is located in Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom.