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The author, Helene Adeline Guerber, was an American educator and author most well known for her mythological retellings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIn good plus condition with several marks and scratches to the boards, gently bumped corners, two ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper, and light foxing. The binding does have a slight musty aroma, and there is evidence of light historical damp to the interior hinges. Now fully dry with attractive plates and a sound binding. Bound in the publisher's decorative blue cloth, blind and giltstamped across the front board and spine with intricate botanicals and a period motif. 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