19th Century. Pennsylvania origin. Nice honest hard to find matched pair of brown, tan and a faded blue homespun cloth covered books. Smaller: "The Practical Speller", dated "1875" from Philedelphia. Measures 7 1/4” by 5”. Bigger: "Fourth Reader", dated "1884" also from Philedelphia. Both have same hand written name of "Jacob Merkey" inside. (R)
