This vintage hardcover is book 1 of the Elsie Dinsmore Collection. Complete authorized edition. Original copyright 1868, republished 1993 by Mantle Ministries. This book is out of print. This is not the new version from 1999! See photos - 2 pages have some clear tape on them even though the pages are not torn. The inside has no markings at all. The outer pages have specks around. The corners have a little bend and there is a smudge on the back cover. Make sure to check out my other vintage, homeschool and Christian books!