C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings vintage french fashion design 4 1/4" t x 1

4 1/4" t x 1 5/8" widest

a nice resolution I think

with a bit of surface roughness/stain loss along the outside edges of her arms

Framed with a gray mat and simple black frame strung with wire on the back from hanging

and a really satisfying and substantial one

C. Mid 19th Century Natural History Catechism Book with Wonderful Hand-colored Engravings vintage french fashion design 4 1/4" t x 1For 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