I AM MARIA by Talbot, Toby - 1969

Cowles Book Company, 1969. Stated 1st. Very Good/Good++. Hardcover Hardcover: Inscribed and signed by author on first endpaper. Orange cloth binding with title on frontboard and on spine. Paste-downsand endpapers are cream matte paper. First paste-down has tape residue. Title and story pages are printed on white'matte' paper and are clean. Lovely little story of a girl starting to 'belong' in a strange new place. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Minor edgewear. Creased closed tear on lower front corner. Rubbed on back. Illustrated cover. Very desirable copy in protective mylar . ISBN: 0402140311.