[1], 308 pp, [10 pp ads], grey cloth covered boards w/a full color illustrated applique is pasted on the front cover of a boy on the cowcatcher of train engine picking up a girl from the track, black lettering on the spine w/red hatch pattern below title and boy with capped head. Plain endpapers, Mark Mason, the telegraph boy, was a sturdy, honest lad, who pluckily won his way to success by his honest manly efforts under many difficulties. the applique has the JWD initials of the artist in the lower right hand corner of the applique. book published from 1900 to 1910 based on 52-58 Duane Street address. Book from the Chimney Corner Series, Capped Head Format #36 train. Chase pg 75. Bennett #84. crease on bottom front corner of first three pages of text, slight soiling to boards.