Harry's Reading Book, C. 1856, with Hand-colored Illustrations Punch and Judy 4 5/8" across from inside

4 5/8" across from inside of lip

There is some crazing visible in the white glaze of the flower and a bit of bleed of the brown glaze

very nicely done

I just can't resist naive floral watercolors like this one

laboring over with great zeal

Harry's Reading Book, C. 1856, with Hand-colored Illustrations Punch and Judy 4 5/8" across from insideJust a lovely little book, published by Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia, and quite a rare one from what I can tell, finding only a couple of records of other copies held in library collections. There was a second edition published in 1862, but I believe this is the first edition. Curiously (though written in the first person, so he might be the narrator) Harry is only mentioned once as a blind old man, who is patient and does not complain, but gives