Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Doubleday and Company, Inc. (1961). Early printing with no statement of First Edition. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" 212 pages Hardcover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Moderate edge wear. Bumping to the top of the dj spine. Otherwise, no unusual folds or creases. No tears. No clips. No missing pieces. Not price-clipped with dj price of $4.95. BOOK: Light cover edge wear. Circle mark on the front cover the result of somebody using the book as a coaster for a drink. There is no such mark on the dust jacket. Previous owner name in ink inside the front cover. A brown stain in the front gutter. A light dusting of blue soiling on the leading edge of the page block. Also, there are some incidental ink or pencil marks.  No other previous owner markings.  No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. JH25a