Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Previous owner's bookplate glued inside the front cover; the previous owner has written "E. Nesbit" in pen on the first free end page. The book is NOT signed. Binding is sturdy and square. Covers are worn around the corners and at the head and base of the spine. The dust jacket is edge worn, with little chips missing from both the top and bottom edges.