The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race - First US printing 1969

Eighty-four champion hippopotamuses hit the Zamboola River with a thunderous crash and the 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race has begun! First US printing 1969 Extent: [56p.] Description: col. illus. ISBN: 0671651056 By Morris Lurie, illustrated by Richard Sawers Hardcover with no dust jacket. Cover shows some wear, including dents and smudges. Writing inside cover, and on last page inside cover.