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.