176 pages, illustrated with black and white sketches, some full page. An immaculate copy which appears unread. "Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE (25 July 1905 - 8 September 1990) was a British naturalist, an illustrator, art teacher and a children's author who wrote under the pseudonym "BB". He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for British children's books."