RARE children`s book by the renowned American historian Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998), who helped define Modern liberalism in the United States for two generations through his 40 books and 700 essays and reviews. Illustrations are by Lisl Weil (1910-2006), Austrian-American graphic artist associated with Zinkenbacher Malerkolonie. 235x160mm. 122 pages. Illustrated yellow cloth Hardcover. Cover rubbed and stained. Pen marks on cover. Rear cover scratched. Cover corners and edges, and spine edges bumped and peeling. Spine worn and partly taped. Pen/pencil marks on front inner cover. Binding visible between rear inner cover and whitepage. Title page edges near binding partly torn. Pen marks/underlining on pages 1, 11, 20-24, 122. Page 13/14 edge slightly (5mm) torn and creased. Page 79/80 bottom corner tattered. Page 80 bottom part worn an stained - no damage to text/illustration. Page 81/82 bottom part worn and slightly peeling - no damage to text/illustration. Few pages age-stained. Some pages dog-eared/wavy. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and beautifully illustrated children`s book, written by one of 20th-century most influential American historians, is otherwise in good condition.