C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings sewing samples and hard to argue with

and hard to argue with the loveliness of these two gentle creatures

with just a very little bit of age toning around the edges

with tinted film layered over a black and white photo

but it is unsigned

strong color

C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings sewing samples and hard to argue withFor me this one is all about the marvelous engravings of all sorts of fishes and sea creatures, as well as bees and birds and flies and nests and hives and more and most of them hand colored. But the text is pretty fun too, a catechism structured as questions and answers in an accessible, conversational way through which we learn about many wonders of the natural world with a nod to God when there is no apparent explanation for why something is the