The Merrill Speller Book One. Copyright  1912-1917. Charles E. Merrill Company New York-Chicago.This book has pencil writing with the name of the previous owner and numbers written inside the front cover page as well as check marks in pencil throughout the book. The back cover page is also written on in what appears to be pencil. The overall condition of the book is good. Binding is tight and all pages are intact. A wonderful step back to the early years of a child's education! Please email if you have questions and thanks for looking!