Little Henry and His Bird, 1853, Child's Book with Hand-colored Engravings by J.D. Felter lettering A few stains on the

A few stains on the backside but overall very good condition

2 5/16" across at lip

though it could certainly be used

So beautiful

Early 20th century I believe and nicely aged

Little Henry and His Bird, 1853, Child's Book with Hand-colored Engravings by J.D. Felter lettering A few stains on theLittle Henry and His Bird, published in 1851, tells the story of young Henry's rescue of a beautiful songbird (from the jaws of his cat), his nursing it back to health, and then his sadness at its flying away to join its flock until he learns to be happy for its freedom (and learns a bit about Benjamin Franklin and his discovery of electricity via kite flying along the way.) The cover is pretty torn up, as one might expect, though its hand stitched