The Magic Bed-Knob - Mary Norton, Joan Kiddell-Monroe (illustrator) 1945 - J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London - First Edition Finely bound and charmingly and profusely illustrated throughout in colour and black and white.

Three children are sent off to stay with an old Aunt in the countryside during WWII, which is where they bump into Miss Price, or more precisely she bumps into the ground trying to ride her, well you know where this is going so we shall not spoil the story for you, needless to say there is a magic bed.

The subtitle ‘
Or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons’ was added to later editions. This is the first in a series of books that became the basis for the wonderful Disney musical ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’.
  Small octavo (binding size 19.1x12.7cm), pp. [2] 112 [42 (blank sheets inserted by the binder, a standard practice to ensure the correct thickness for a long lasting binding)].   Finely bound in recent three-quarter blue morocco leather over matching cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, publisher s original pictorial cloth board and spine bound in at rear.   Condition: A clean copy, particularly fresh considering the low quality wartime paper.   Ref: 110769   Price: HK$ 2,600