New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1980. [Children's Illustrated] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.142 [2]. With colour plates by Gilbert and in-text drawings by Campbell. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To R.W. Smith | Yours with best wishes | Richard Adams.' Also with the publisher's compliments slip and a related dollar cheque from the recipient made out to Adams and endorsed by the author to the reverse loosely inserted. Publisher's brown cloth with darker brown title to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at $12.95. Edges lightly browned. Near fine. Item #55999

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