Balancing (with Wounded Cheek), Old Snapshot Photo gold and black\ some scuffs and stains

some scuffs and stains

as is very much the case with this 1826 copy of Murray's English Grammar Simplified

With clear oval toning from where previously framed/cased

Though showing a fair amount of loss

except the green B which measures 10 x 7 3/8 x 1/4”

Balancing (with Wounded Cheek), Old Snapshot Photo gold and black\ some scuffs and stainsI love the moment captured here, I presume capturing a son balancing for a fleeting moment on the feet of his father, but what really makes it for me is the big bandage taped to the cheek of the father, as if this balancing act were only the latest in a series of attempted backyard feats! Perfect. 5 1 4" x 3 1 2". Glossy print with black perimeter frame part of photo. Good condition, with the upper half of the image fainter than the lower, as evident.