This is a hardcover book titled "The Half-Crown House" by Helen Ashton, published in 1956 by Dodd, Mead & Company in the USA. It is an original book club edition in English language, focusing on American literature in the Storyteller format. The book is not signed or personalized, and there is no mention of any modifications or California Prop 65 warning. It is a piece of antiquarian and collectible literature from North America, specifically the United States.