Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings folk painting (I write this having just

(I write this having just returned from a few days away

cracks or visible flaws

Box shows some light wear but no loss whatsoever and slide top goes on smoothly and holds super tight

but while the burners glee into the ashes

Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings folk painting (I write this having justI'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