Hearthstrings: How to Make Decorative Garlands for All Seasons is written by Carol Cruess Pflumm and illustrated by Beverly Duncan. The author has signed on the inside cover page "to a kindred spirit, Carol Cruess Pflumm". The price has been clipped from the inside corner of the dust jacket. A little wrinkling at the top of the dust jacket. Otherwise, this book is in excellent, like new condition.