Donnison (Polly) William the Dragon
£95
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1972.
First edition. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial boards. Pictorial dust-jacket, priced 95p.
Written and illustrated by an eleven-year old living in London, and published when she was fourteen.
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A very good copy in very good jacket.
Illustrations by the author.
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