1853 Byerly's New American Spelling Book with Watercolor Bird and Animal Engravings gessoed wood frame And the wing-like arms of

And the wing-like arms of the diver mid air

who traded in the UK from 1822 to 1920

but I'm really not completely sure about that

) I made the leap with this one though

1853 Byerly's New American Spelling Book with Watercolor Bird and Animal Engravings gessoed wood frame And the wing-like arms ofAnother 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,