Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, minor marks on outer text edges. Dust jacket shows wear with heavy sunning/fading to spine, large chip to spine of DJ and some water spotting to DJ. Includes letter from author with facsimile signature included in some book club editions, even though this is a trade edition. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 172-173, 296-311] [Logasa, McKinley Bibliographies Vol 2; Historical Non-Fiction (7th ed) , pg. 151 (United States - Expansion 1829-1861) ] ; Landmark Books; Vol. 6; B&W Illustrations; 184 pages