"Four Weeks a Loud Book Not for Ladies" is a real book with blank pages. Inside is mounted a mechanism to fire a cap when the cover is opened. Book patented in 1910. Has a label from J. Gruenewaelder Stationery and Novelties in St. Louis. The mechanism does seem to work, although I didn't try it with caps! Some wear and soiling consistent with age. Back board has come loose from the binding. The listing includes what is shown in the photographs. Pleasesee the photos for overall conditi...on. PLEASE READ OUR TERMSBEFORE BIDDING:Missouri residentsmust add 4.75% sales tax.We are glad to combine multiple purchases for savings onshipping. If you purchase more than oneitem from us, please wait to pay until we send you an eBay invoice with thecorrect shipping amount. We print the USPS postage through the eBaysystem, so your package will be shipped to you exactly as it appears in youreBay account. We will not ship to alternate addresses. We have learned this the hard way, with a fewbad apples asking to have items sent to a different address, claiming that theyhave moved, etc. then using PayPal and eBay to end up with both the item andthe money. If you really have movedrecently, then you need to update your eBay and PayPal accounts.Payment: We asksuccessful bidders to remit payment within 10 days of auction end. International Buyers? please note: Import duties, taxes, and charges aren't included in the item price or postage cost. These chargesare the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs officeto determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.Customs forms are automatically filled out by ebay, and the value of an itemcannot be changed in order to avoid customs fees.Questions: We areglad to answer any questions you might have to the best of our ability, exceptfor "What Size is it?" on historical uniforms. (We sell uniforms as collectibles, notcostumes.) Otherwise, for all otherquestions ask away! We will answer assoon as possible. If we are out of theoffice or closed for the evening, we will answer as soon as we can after wereturn.Is there a Buy ItNow Price: No. Sorry, but our office policy is to not end auctions early. We willconsider reasonable offers for the BIN listings, however we do not make trades.Guarantee: Itemsmay be returned a refund of the purchase price if you believe them not to be asdescribed. (Shipping charges are notrefunded.) The only exceptions are itemsthat you alter - (don't 'clean', 'fix', or otherwise 'improve' an item and thenreturn it) or uniform items returned for reasons of size. We do not guarantee original items to fityou.Thanks forlooking! I hope that we can dobusiness with you. If you have anyquestions, please feel free to ask.