Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 queen breeder with an embossed stamp at

with an embossed stamp at the upper left edge of the paper

with a small square cutout for hanging

and that he surprises me every time I look at him--somehow shifting aspect from every angle and dependent on the light

This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century

primarily in England

Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 queen breeder with an embossed stamp atThis one arrived in the mail when I really needed some cheering up, and a cheer up it delivered and continues to deliver every time I look at it. I wish I had the pleasure to know the Mary Helen King who created it how not to like a girl who took it upon herself to create a "Hard Word Dictionary"? And the fact that she was not a terribly accomplished draw er did not slow her down, except when it came to "Monkey," where, in lieu of an illustration, she