1853 Byerly's New American Spelling Book with Watercolor Bird and Animal Engravings clever painting just think of me

just think of me

a pretty great little drawing

and the other I have no idea

Very realistic looking

I found all of these together (stashed inside a small wooden wagon) and since I believe one can never have too many color cubes

1853 Byerly's New American Spelling Book with Watercolor Bird and Animal Engravings clever painting just think of meAnother week, another 19th century school speller, because I can simply not resist a good one, and especially not one with a watercolor bird on an end page! This one, Byerly's New American Spelling Book, was published by M. Polock, Philadelphia, in 1853. I purchased it from a wonderful dealer in PA, who shares my love of naive fraktur style watercolors, and indeed this tri color bird looks very Pennsylvania to me. With wonderful engravings too,