1963. No edition remarks. 158 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards, will illustration to front board. Black and white illustrations throughout by Victor Ambrus. Clean pages with light tanning throughout. Moderate foxing to text block edges. Faint thumb-marking throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with creasing. Mild sunning to spine. Moderate rubbing and marking all over. Sticker to rear panel.
Rosemary Joy Manning was a British author of both adult and children's books. Her best-known novel is The Chinese Garden, considered by some to be an important lesbian book. She was also well known for her popular Dragon children's series. She was also well known for her popular Dragon children's series. She was also known by the pseudonyms Sarah Davys and Mary Voyle.