Waist 23 inches.
Pattern and instructions to make McCall's 7978; ©1965; Easy To Sew Proportional Skirt Set in Six Versions. Proportioned A-line skirt, with two section dart fitted back and center back zipper, may have one, two or three section front. Skirt with one or two section front has side front darts; two section front may have interfaced fake pocket flaps. Seams in three section front may be trimmed with machine stitching or covered with braid. All versions are lined and have interfaced waistbands.
The pattern is cut out, and is almost complete, THE POCKET FLAP AND WAISTBAND PIECES ARE MISSING, which should not be a problem for the experienced sewer.The envelope has some signs of wear. It is creased and has some small tears. There is spotty discolouration (foxing) and pencil writing on the envelope. This is a second-hand item.
Your pattern will arrive packed in an archival quality comic book bag with an archival quality backing board.