Carl Krinken - His Christmas Stocking, From Ellen Montgomery's Book Shelf

"Carl Krinken - His Christmas Stocking" - from Ellen Montgomery's Book Shelf. 1854 1st edition (though there is an inscription dated 1853); G.P. Putnam & Co.; New York. Illustrated. Condition: Soiling to the covers and spine. Cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a minor crack at the hinge between pages 288 & 289 - despite the crack, both covers remain firmly attached. The pages are age-toned with consistent smudges, foxing and staining. There is an inscription written in pen dated 1853 on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good- condition.