Details
The Beard Birds
Adelia B. Beard
Frederick A Stokes Company
First Edition, 1912
Hardcover, 12.6 x 10.4 inches
Unnumbered pages, 11 (of 12) assembled and colored bird cutouts
Book significance: This was written for children with perforated plates of birds that were designed to be colored with crayon, cut-out, and assembled to stand up and look realistic in color, shape, and size.
 
Condition
Front board is heavily rubbed and scratched with the beginnings of dry cracking occurring.  The spine is moderately rubbed with heavier rubbing at ends.  Rear board is mild to moderately rubbed.  All edges of front board are exposed.  All corners are exposed.  Front pastedown has previous owner’s name and address in black ink.  The owner was most likely a child and their name is written in pencil on front free endpaper.  Front endpapers are lightly soiled and toned.  Pages are all mildly toned.  Pages have some small markings from crayon.  The bird cut-outs are colored in crayon and assembled.  Some of the wings are ripped in half so that instead of one piece there are two separate wings.  Two of the bird’s tails are detached.  The rear hinge is cracked and exposed at the rear endpaper.