Very Good; Hardcover; Covers are clean and glossy with a small scuff repair

Very Good; Hardcover; Covers are clean and glossy with a small scuff repair the top edge of the front cover; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5Äù Äì 9.75Äù tall); Black covers with pen-and-ink illustration, and title in white lettering on a black background; 1995, Routledge Publishing; 256 pages; "Children's Literature Comes of Age: Toward a New Aesthetic (Children's Literature and Culture), " by Maria Nikolajeva.