Binding: Hardcover Condition: Good + Dust Jacket Condition: Good Edition: Reprint Description: 1961 reprint edition. [First Children's Press printing, preceding the unjacketed pictorial board editions]. Octavo. 192pp. Bound in original green cloth with bright silver gilt decoration and lettering stamped to the spine. Uniformly toned pages due to publisher's budget paper stock, but clean throughout. Free from foxing, ownership inscriptions, or internal marking. Tight, square binding with crisp corners. Dust Jacket Description: Original dust jacket with the characteristic 1961 3/4 yellow spine and blue bands to the top and bottom. Front flap is price-clipped. Showing light shelf wear, minor rubbing to the corners, and tiny nicks to the spine ends, but remains structurally sound, bright, and completely intact. An attractive, well-preserved copy of this classic mid-century girls' alpine adventure. Summary Set in the atmospheric landscapes of post-war Germany, Black Forest Summer follows three orphaned sisters-”Aisla, Philippa, and Henrietta-”sent to live with their estranged uncle following their mother's death. Initially reluctant to embrace their new surroundings, the girls undergo a profound transformation as they immerse themselves in the local culture, explore the mountain scenery, and build new friendships. Through hiking, festival celebrations, and teenage romance, this classic mid-century coming-of-age novel beautifully captures the healing power of travel and family reconciliation.