Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings marsh landscape 4 1/4" long x 3

4 1/4" long x 3 3/4" t and in very good condition

with just a few minor spots

and the yellow glow emitting from within--and also how it fills almost the whole paper

I've got a special weakness for renderings of children with their beloved pets

It is little: approx 3” x 4 5/8”

Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings marsh landscape 4 1/4" long x 3I've become pretty smitten with antique fabric covered books like this, with zig zag stitching holding the fabric tight to the inside covers, and even better to find drawings or doodles inside, as is the case here. The book is Ellen M. Cyr's "The Children's First Reader" published in 1892 or so (the title and copyright pages are missing here, but the rest of the book seems to be present.) I really like the fact the the drawings consume the dedication