THE AMERICAN GIRL'S HANDY BOOK by Lina Beard and Adelia Beard. Scribner, New York, 1887, Apparent First Edition. Hardcover No dust jacket. Includes illustrations. Red cover with illustration and gold lettering/page edges A gay-nineties publication for young ladies instructing them in such hobbies as fancy needlework, handmade dolls, china painting, painting in oils, heraldic painting,... (read more)