The front cover has a short, closed tear at the tail which has been repaired with acid free tape; from the front cover through to page 17 there is a small pin prick, which become less obvious the higher the page number and the number 20 is written in blue biro on the half title page, else a clean and solid copy.. Trove attributes both the authorship and the publication of the book to Myrtle Ford, who wrote the introduction "Grahamvale. 1841-1911-1986. However in the book she is listed as neither. 104 pages, illustrated.