Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings folk painting but it closes flat

but it closes flat

and I believe dates to the 1950s or so

heads 2 1/2" to 3" wide

5" tall with handle

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Hand-stitched Cloth Covered "The Children's First Reader" c. 1892, with Drawings folk painting but it closes flatI'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