September printing. Burgandy boards has some open corner/edge wear. Oval b/w illustration of young couple still nice as is the white lettering on front. White lettering on spine is all rubbed off. Front/rear hinges are weak and beginning to split. Some waterstaining along the page edges throughout text but there is none on the illustrations. Illustration contents page has several mistakes. The second illustration is not pn page 62 but on page 66. The third illustration states it is on page 111 but actually on page 114. Same illustration title states 'Then the three friends...' but actually states 'Thus the three friends...' under picture. ; Small 8vo; 348+ads pages

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