VGC plus.Hodder Children's Books,1997.First paperback edition-first printing of this new edition(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Paperback(small nicks and creases on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Illustrations by Max Schindler.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages.215pp.