five little peppers and how they grew- by Margaret Sidney- published 1904 by the Lothrop publishing company, boston. no dust jacket, front hardcover has lost its former color and both boards have soil and wear, both covers are present but have separated from the binding, the interior pages are separated from binding and supported by the stringing, but some pages are fully separated, the pages are tanned by age, edges and spine show obvious signs of wear, front page and both boards have ownership names stamped to it.