I love the soft green cover of this book which sports a boy scout in blue and red with black and red letters. It would display well and maybe get your grandfather to reminisce a bit about his childhood!

These books were originally published by Graham & Matlack and then by Charles E Graham. The 1st three books were issued by Graham & Matlack as the "Up and Down" series and had different titles and all six books were published by Charles E Graham & Co who took over the company. Fredrick Gordon was a house name used by the Stratemeyer syndicate. There are six books in the series this is the first.

Title: Fairview Boys Afloat and Ashore or The Young Crusoes of Pine Island
Author: Frederick Gordon
Publisher: Charles E. Graham & Co.
Copyright: 1912, Graham & Matlack
Number of pages: 126 pages
Illustrations: Black and White (8)
Cover: Hardcover - No Dust Jacket

This book is in very nice condition for its age. The green fabric cover has some spotting (looks like water stains?) along the front edge and other general age related markings. There is wear on the corners and binding edges. The pages have darkened but are in amazing condition. The inside cover has Samuel from Mr. & Mrs. Conklin Xmas 1917 in ink and K5299 in pencil in the top right hand corner.

Dimensions:
5 3/4" x 8 1/4" X 1"