Title page states \'copyright 1897\' but this is possibly a later printing. Green cloth covers with embossed black titles and a small  paste-down colour illustration of \'an old woman (who) lived under a hill\' on the front  Many b&w illustrations by Lesley Brooke..  Back cover has gilt stamp for Southlands College, Battersea. Inscription on ffep dated 1921-1922. Tiny sticker for The Times Book Club inside back cover.  Covers dirty, spine rubbed, all edges rubbed, hinges loose. Backing shows in various places. Cut top edges spotted.Internal pages clean. No jacket