The Reluctant Dragon

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. First edition, first printing (full number line). Quarto in brown cloth in off whtie illustrated dust jacket; color illus.; 41 pp., 27 cm. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket; DJ is very lightly edgeworn, shelfworn; no tears; o/w DJ is clean and bright; cloth is clean and free of fraying and rubbing; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. in near fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0030640318; 9780030640315

In English. Abstract: "The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and, especially, St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?"