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

but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost

librarian and great collector in Melrose

but he had not identified its maker

very nicely done

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