Harry's Reading Book, C. 1856, with Hand-colored Illustrations Punch and Judy It's the work of Emile

It's the work of Emile Bluteau (1931-

4 5/8" across from inside of lip

but he had not identified its maker

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

which has been hand-painted

Harry's Reading Book, C. 1856, with Hand-colored Illustrations Punch and Judy It's the work of EmileJust 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