The Magic Faraway Tree. Illustrated by Dorothy M Wheeler. London: Newnes, 1943. First Edition. Publisher’s red cloth, title in gilt to upper cover; lacking front free endpaper, drawing of Elf on title page coloured-in by hand, contents pages in nice bright condition.

One of the most popular children’s books written in the last century and  appears in many top ‘100 Books of all Time’ lists.

Housed in collector’s clamshell box.