First American edition, second impression. The jacket is lightly shelf soiled, lightly chipped at the head of the spine and it's front has a short, closed tear at the head. Apart from a neat ownership signature on the front end paper, the body of the book is immaculate. If you haven't read the Bagthorpe Saga, you haven't lived! "The second book in the super-funny classic series The Bagthorpe Saga, starring the TOTALLY unforgettable Bagthorpe family - from best-loved author Helen Cresswell. Bad, mad and brilliant to know - the Bagthorpes are back! Something even stranger than normal is happening in the Bagsthorpe house. Ever since Uncle Parker won a luxury cruise in a competition, the family's gone competition crazy. Only Jack and his trusty dog Zero are staying out of it. So just how does the mixed-up mutt become the most famous dog in Britain" (Publisher)