I capture the castle pages

As the photos show, there is chipping and tearing across top and bottom edge of jacket.

The dust jacket is only in fair condition in addition to the damp stain noted on rear there is a smaller one on front cover that appears not to have penetrated the jacket. FFL also contains pencilled notation of gift.The dust jacket is price clipped (all four corners of flaps). Aside from the damp stain the boards are very good. The damp stain also impacts final 5 leaves, 3 with text, 2 blank end matter. Damp stain on rear board (lower sixth, which contains an adhered transfer of about 1/2/inch square of paper from the dust jacket, a paper conservator could fix. The text block is clean, with no signatures or marks and very few signs of previous use.

Light blue cloth boards with iconic illustration of castle and tower on front board in deep blue titling on spine in deep blue. First American Edition, early printing (missing, Published October 1948 from verso of title page).

Little, Brown and Company, Boston: 1948, 1948 Hardcover.