Animal Analogues by Robert Williams Wood, 1908 First Edition double vase I'm usually finding carvings of

I'm usually finding carvings of shorebirds around here

with just a bit of very minor bit off pilling to the pink yarn in a couple of spots

I swooned when I saw this

painted on what appears to me to be linoleum (glass like surface) with masonite back is a terrific example

Animal Analogues by Robert Williams Wood, 1908 First Edition double vase I'm usually finding carvings ofSo fun. I found this one at an antique show in Pennsylvania and was sold on it just by the cover alone! 28 pages of "animal analogues" by Robert Williams Wood, visually equating Puss and Octopus, Ant and Pheasant, Cow and Cowry, Doe and Dodo, Antelope and Cantelope, etc. through charming illustrations, and weaving them together in verse. Delight for kids and adults, alike! Apparently this book came out of the early 20th century American "nature