London, Macmillan, 1970. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A good copy. The author's first book. Two tears to the top of the jacket, not price clipped. A few areas of wear and a small red stain transferred from the cloth. Internally, the front enpaper has a corner cutoff, and there are three ownership inscriptions (all the same person), leaves tanned as is common. Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011) was one of Britain's most important children's writers, insipring a generation of children's fantasy writers including Pratchett, Gaiman, Pullman and many more. She's best known for her Chrestomanci books, and the Moving Castle trilogy. [11583, Hyraxia Books].