Pippi and the Stonemason, by Eve Jay

“Looking in the woods for their lost cat Pippi, three children come across a friendly little man in a leather apron. From his strange speech and manner they realize that he is the stonemason of local legend who lived five hundred years ago and who cannot go happily to rest until his work is done. How the children help him in his great task makes a story of gentle and mysterious magic.

First edition, published 1965 by Methuen & Co Ltd, illustrations by J P Chalker, dust jacket has been covered in clear plastic, some soiling and browning on page edges, very good readable copy.