Jane Arden and the Vanished Princess (A Better Little Book #1498)

Whitman Publishing Company, 1938. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Better Little Book #1498, published in 1938. Illustrated paper boards are rubbed and heavily worn at edges, with bumped, frayed spine ends and corners. Top spine end also has 1/2" splits at front and rear. Binding has started at rear hinge and about 1/3 of the way through. Front pastedown has a name and date in pen. Final page is loose and torn. Page edges are foxed and toned. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, with toning. A few pages have age-related dark spots. LO