UNCOMMON DODD, MEAD PRINTING WITH A PASTED DOWN COLOR IMAGE ON THE FRONT COVER. (PHOTO 1)
THE INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS APPEAR CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DODD, MEAD PRINTINGS USING THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF KATHARINE PYLE.
-OVERALL CONDITION IS HARD TO STATE AS THE INTERIOR IS IN OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION WHILE THE EXTERIOR CLOTH SHOWS WEAR ON EDGES, CORNERS AND ENTIRE SPINE COVER. THE BOOK IS STABLE THROUGHOUT AND, THOUGH THE IMAGE IS AGAIN REPRINTED ON THE INTERIOR, DODD, MEAD ONLY PRINTED A COUPLE OF SHORT RUNS WITH A COLOR IMAGE ON THE COVER.
- PASTED DOWN COVER IMAGE IS INTACT WITH SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES (PHOTO 1)
BOOK INTERIOR: THERE IS AGE RELATED PAPER TONING TO ALL PAGES AND DUST/SOILING ON THE EXPOSED PAGE EDGES.
- INTERIOR HAS A VERY FEW DARK SPOTS (PHOTO 12) THOUGH REMNANTS OF FINGERPRINTS ON THE EDGES ARE NOT UNCOMMON.(PHOTO 13)
- THE BOOK HAS A SPINE SLANT.
-AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE BOOK THERE ARE FIVE CONSECUTIVE LEAVES WITH A CORNER BEND (PHOTO 14), ONE OF WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN STABILIZED/REPAIRED (PHOTO 15). THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT END PAPER FOR THE YEAR 1933. (PHOTO 16)
-1931 DATE OF PRINTING IS ON TITLE PAGE. (PHOTO 2)
BOOK EXTERIOR:
THE EXTERIOR CLOTH SHOWS WEAR THROUGH TO ALL FOUR CORNERS (PHOTO 20 & 21) AND SIGNIFICANT WEAR TO SPINE EDGES (PHOTO 22 & 23). SPINE COVER AND SPINE PRINTING ARE VERY FADED (PHOTO 17) AND THERE ARE TWO SMALL HOLES IN THE CLOTH OF SPINE AT TITLE (PHOTO 18)
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FUNCTION, AS THEY EXIST AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
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