Clean first edition (so stated) in original unclipped dust jacket, SIGNED by the author. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean photo-illustrated endpapers. No previous owner markings. Signed by the author on title page: "M. de Angeli - 1971". Illustrated with photographs, full color illustrations, black and white illustrations. 258 pages with index. Dust jacket is not price clipped (8.95 on front inside flap), has chip at upper right and lower left corner of front panel, several short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Wonderful autobiography of children's author who wrote "The Door in the Wall" and many other outstanding books for youngsters.