Hannah Reed's 1833 Emerson (Boston) Speller with Upside Down Covers and Delights Inside, Just As Found antique circus seal hand-painted roses on a vine-is

hand-painted roses on a vine-is somewhat faint) and to the inscription

executed in graphite and crayon on very heavy weight wove art paper

11 1/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/8 and in very good condition

but have waited for exactly the right one

Hannah Reed's 1833 Emerson (Boston) Speller with Upside Down Covers and Delights Inside, Just As Found antique circus seal hand-painted roses on a vine-isAs I've said I am forever opening old spellers in the hopes of finding endpaper drawings or mementos tucked inside their pages and occasionally my efforts are rewarded! And in the case of this one, dated 1833, it was not until I got it home and started documenting its pages that I discovered the woven paper heart tucked inside a spread toward the back. Small joys are the best. And I love that the "Boston Lion Circus" clipping is specific to Boston,