This is a 1913 first pre-owned book titled, "Laddie A True Blue Story" by Gene Stratton-Porter about an 8 year old boy who loves his sister Melcey & his life in Indiana, illustrated by Herman Pfeifer. Condition:  wear/soiling, etc. to the front/back covers & spine.  No loose pages, binding is good - pages are spotted/tanned from age.  "Grandma" written in pencil on the first blank page.  Outer pages are spotted too & first 4 pages some stains as shown in photos - these are not the text pages - otherwise pages are good for its age.  Measures approx. 5 1/2" x 8" with 541 pages - please see pictures, thanks for looking.