The Way Of The Wilderness. by Martha Reben - 1955

Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York., 1955. First Edition.. Hardcover.. Fine/VG. 8 1/4 W x 5 3/4 H x 1 1/8.. AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR. Very gently read. Book Interior FINE / Dust Jacket Very Good. Book has ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH in ink. Boards and spine are green cloth, lettering black. Dust jacket is white/green, lettering white/yellow/black, black/green photo front and black/white photo back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has some age darkening on back cover and folds of flaps, spine is a bit sunned. The two flaps are white and bright, have miniscule edge wear original price is intact. Front of dust jacket is flat clean, bright, has chips in colour on front fold at flap, has a rip in front fold 2 1/8 inch H with paper in place except 1/4 inch piece at very bottom, has a 1/4 x 1/16 inch hole in fold of flap, has a small chip at top of flap fold. Bottom edge of dust jacket front is unmarred, top edge has a few small creases and three chips, largest is 1 1/2 x 3/16 inches, a thin line of colour is off on front about 1 inch long. Spine has pieces off bottom, largest is 1/2 W x 3/8 H inch and two pieces off top edge, largest is 3/4 W x 1 H inch. Back dust jacket is age darkened and more so around edges, has three outlines of stain largest is 1/2 W x 1 1/4 inches H, has a 1/4 inch rip on bottom edge and a piece missing out of top edge 1 W x 5/8 inches H with a 1/2 inch rip at centre, back dj has no edge wear, has 2 chips and a 5/8 inch rip at back flap fold. The book itself has front cover is clean, flat, no rips, no stains, has two slightly rubbed corner tips, has no edge wear except at top and bottom left corners where they join spine. Spine is clean, bright, no rips, no stains, has a bit of edge wear on top and bottom edges. Back cover is clean, flat, no rips, no stains, has a little bit of edge wear on both corner tips, a few dots on bottom board edge and no other edge wear except at top and bottom right corners where they join spine. Page edges very slightly sunned and a few dots of dirt on bottom edges. Inner end papers are white and ffep has ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. One or two dog ears. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding. Owner’s name, address, date, ink on ffep. Original AUTOGRAPH by Author “Martha Reben” in black ink. Black/white photo plate at title page, “The Author With Mr. Rice”. No other photos, diagrams, or illustrations. An Adventure In Self-Discovery.