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| Scouting Treasure for sure! Three Points of Honor written by Russell Gordon Carter and preface by James West. 1929. and dedicated to a U.S. Naval Academy Commander." The cover is in good condition. There is minor fraying at the top of the edge binding and a slight softening at the base of the binding where the cloth extends below the book, not work. Minimal loss of color on two corners Illustrated by Harrie Wood printed by Little Brown and Company bostom 1929. Opposite the cover page is a color print of a young man working in a bookshop.There are four other black and white illustrations. after the cover page it says "Copyright 1929 Published May 1929. The dedication reads " To Commander Edward Ellsberg whose courage and humanitarian work on the illfated submarine s51 and S4 set a standard of accomplishement worthy of the finest expectations of his alma mater "The United States Naval Academy." "Foreward: It is part of the Boy Scout idea that it came to us across the Atlantic on the wings of a Good turn. That story has been told many times. A Boy Scout seeing an American traveler bewildered by fog on a London sreet, took him to his destination and refused a shilling tip, claiming his privilege as a Scout to "help other people at all times." As a direct result Mr. W. D. Boyce came back with information ad literature that led to the organizing of the Boy Scouts of American... a wonderful gift for any Boy Scout! |
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