Little Henry and His Bird, 1853, Child's Book with Hand-colored Engravings by J.D. Felter hintha with a little age toning

with a little age toning and few small tears as pictured

which were sold together in one box--are among the rarer among them

but I've also learned these were sometimes used to time workers' breaks

Some scratching including over the face of the older girl

I am not certain the age of this fan

Little Henry and His Bird, 1853, Child's Book with Hand-colored Engravings by J.D. Felter hintha with a little age toningLittle Henry and His Bird, published in 1851, tells the story of young Henry's rescue of a beautiful songbird (from the jaws of his cat), his nursing it back to health, and then his sadness at its flying away to join its flock until he learns to be happy for its freedom (and learns a bit about Benjamin Franklin and his discovery of electricity via kite flying along the way.) The cover is pretty torn up, as one might expect, though its hand stitched