This is the hardback book with dust jacket, "The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island", by author Jerry West with illustrations by Helen S. Hamilton, published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. in Garden City, NY (as stated at the bottom of the title page), with a publication date on the backside of title page in Roman numerals, 1955 or MCMLV. Hardback book itself has deep red coloring with black line illustration of 5 children running/playing in a curved line holding hands in lower right corner. Paper dust jacket cover is full color printing of 5 children performing as part of a circus, including one sitting on the trunk of an elephant and a sixth figure, a clown, performing with a dog jumping through a hoop. Book measures 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, with a depth of about 13/16 inch.

This is one of several books we are listing in this fun children's book series about the five Hollister family children and the adventures they have. With this book, a prior owner has put a clear plastic cover or sleeve covering most of the dust jacket (the dust jacket has been slipped inside this sleeve before being folded around the book; the sleeve stops short of covering a slight vertical strip of each of the inside front and back flaps). Also, on the front inside flap of the dust jacket there is a price sticker with a price of $3.50.

This vintage collectible book is in overall nice used condition. It has been read and is not mint, but is overall very clean and highly usable. There is use/age wear to the dust jacket visible under the clear sleeve, with cover scuffing in a number of places in the illustration, the title words and along the front right and bound left edges, there are folding lines and tiny tears along the front cover top edge with small triangluar chipping, small tears and folding on the back cover top and bottom edges, similar edge wear on the bound side, and yellowing/aging/slight browning to the white on the back cover. The inside of the book itself is very clean and in great shape, with a bit of wrinkling to the front inside cover and first page. The top edge of the pages are a light yellow as manufactured.

A nice addition to any collection of this great children's series.

Please note that we have several books in this series for sale. If you wish to purchase more than one book, please e-mail us before placing the order since the shipping information has been inputted for a purchase of just one book and will not calculate the savings you would get when purchasing more than one shipped together in the same package (we will need to handle this for you).