1957 Macmillan Company hardcover with dust jacket, Weekly Reader Children's Book Club edition
This is a vintage used item, in good used condition, with some signs of age/wear; DJ bears light rubbing/scuffing, some edgewear and associated corner wear, wear along/about spine, mild fading/smudging, minor points of blemish/distress. Mint-green coverboards show light rubbing, minor edgewear and some associated corner wear/rounding, light fading, small points of distress. Interior pages show clean/smooth, creamy-white, with sharp black typeset and good preservation of B&W images/illustrations; light wear/some tanning. Spine remains straight/smooth, with minor shelfwear (top/base), while binding is intact/secure and square-to-hand. There are no excessive nicks, chips, rips, tears, perforations, stains, residue or repairs.