Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings sculptural wall object and initialed in marker by

and initialed in marker by its one time owner on the underside of the base

or a setter

the L just written in pencil)

There are horizontal and vertical fold lines that correspond to the page size for the other print from the same publication that I have listed separately

Not an easy feat

Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings sculptural wall object and initialed in marker byI'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