1873 West and Lee Complete Deck of Bird Game Cards carved envelope dedicating themselves to capturing the

dedicating themselves to capturing the likeness of eight different species here

right down to the 100% perfect lettering in black ink on the front cover

I've got a weakness for drawings of old ships

6 3/4" x 4 1/16" framed

This one I believe dates to right about then as well

1873 West and Lee Complete Deck of Bird Game Cards carved envelope dedicating themselves to capturing theI think these are really lovely, and love both the individual birds featured on them, and the poetic names of the categories into which they are divided, including "Pigeon Tribe" and "Honey Eaters." And, with a corresponding text card for each bird, it is quite an educational deck, too. The instructions included are along with the original box partial, but essentially it is the same as rummy, though one could also certainly use the deck to quiz a