There is fabric deterioration along the front gutter (see photo). The front panel image is clean and has very little wear. The spine is clean and the lettering and small image are clear and intact. It has a slight lean, is very clean, free of corner bumps and edge dings the head and heel of the spine are bumped with slight fabric damage at both ends the bottom edges have very little wear.
This book has a cream colored cloth binding with all black lettering and a front panel in brown and black it is a format #1 book, as per Mattson & Davis. This VG quality book was copyrighted in 1909 and is published by Cupples & Leon it is 7-5/8" tall with 203 numbered pages of text. "There's me name!" and he looked at it proudly, for it was written after a severe effort on his part.Hardcover. He saw that "the" spelled a different word from "de," as he was accustomed to pronounce it, and he began to practise using "this" and "then" in place of "dis" and "den." "There!" exclaimed Jimmy triumphantly one night as he looked at a piece of paper.
As he learned to spell the words he also learned how to pronounce them correctly. The writing came slower, but he was making progress. In a week the newsboy knew the alphabet, and could spell a few simple words. So Jimmy determined to do his best to learn to read and write. one hand the number of times it had happened since he had had to shift for himself. He saw that "the" spelled a different word from "de," as he was accustomed to pronounce it, and he began to practise.
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