Vintage 1950s Bird Identification book - A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America circa 1955 lux - Stamped on the bottom

- Stamped on the bottom with the year of manufacture and the Carr China maker's mark

Front and back cover intact

It remained in the Smith family for over 200 years before it was bequeathed along with its detached kitchen to the Atlanta Historical Society

red and white

These chips are less than 1/8th in size and cannot be seen from the front

Vintage 1950s Bird Identification book - A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America circa 1955 lux - Stamped on the bottomThe little black capped chickadee is the embodiment of cheerfulness, verve and courage. It can boast no elegant plumes, and it makes no claims as a songster, yet this blithe woodland sprite is a distinctive character, and is a bird masterpiece beyond all praise (page 343, The Black Capped Chickadee) {HISTORY} First published in 1939, this vintage bird identification book features the ornithological work of Edward Howe Forbush (1858 1929) a child