Purchasing this item on Amazon proved to be a disappointment to me. I had copied the book title, author, & publisher from an original book owned by a family member. Then when I ordered the book I checked the date to be sure I was ordering an original. Everything seemed to be correct, but when the book arrived it was a reprint, not an original. No where in the book info on Amazon was there a mention that I was ordering a reprint. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!I now realize there is no way to verify the actual book being ordered. I would not use this method of purchase again.