I finally found a copy of this book; perhaps the Holy Grail for Newspaper & Periodical collectors.
About four years ago, when I began looking for a copy, I found Mr Whitesell's address in Rhode Island. I wrote to him franking the letter with U.S. newspaper and newspaper boy commemoratives. Never heard back:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...de-whitesellAn interesting life!

