Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 test puzzle 2nd half 20th century

2nd half 20th century

One or maybe two very minor glaze chips as documented

meant to be floated on lamp oil

with one basket at his elbow and another balanced on his head

but stable and sound and not fragile

Mary Helen King's Wonderful "Hard Word Dictionary" with Hand-written Definitions and Drawings, 1940 test puzzle 2nd half 20th centuryThis 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