Autographed and inscribed on title page. There is also a greeting card address to same person, but author didn't sign it. Pages in very good condition - there is no other writing. Cover has a few little scuffs. Please see our pictures. Buy with confidence - every order ships with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. 2019AMA1235 Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: "The articles in this book were written for a small town weekly newspaper whose readers were my friends and neighbors. I have worked for or with most of them in church, at school, and in business situations. They were my dear friends, they were interested in what I did as I was in whatever they did. I was taken by surprise and even amazement when I began to get personal comments, letters, and phone calls from readers. Letters came from out of state as well - Oregon, Kentucky, and Arizona. Copies of the articles had been sent by readers to relatives and friends. I was often urged to compile them and have them published. Consequently, over the past two years I have been going through them, choosing some and discarding others over and over. How can I choose what is best? You who read might have chosen others over these which I have chosen. I write as I talk and think. Ideas come from every source. I often hear a casual statement which sends my thoughts off and away to inspire next week's column. As a Christian and still an active member of the United Methodist Church, the spiritual side of life is inbred. That leads many columns toward the spiritual even when they did not start in that direction. Some have heartaches buried within the words. Some explode with the joy of God's great world! If this book can open the eyes of one person to the beauties of nature, encourage one who has had a disappointing day, or comfort one in need of". By Altha M. Wilkerson