Hand-Painted Transformation Set: One Portrait Backing Card Plus Twelve Thin Flexible Mica Costume Overlays Conduct of life one on title-page and seven

one on title-page and seven illustrating the story within text

and a fascinating perspective of the United States Civil War

the volume famously codified the "Mills Commission" narrative asserting baseball's purely American origins

and cracked hinges

Burgundy cloth backed color pictorial thin alder wood self wrappers with titles printed in black and red to front cover

Hand-Painted Transformation Set: One Portrait Backing Card Plus Twelve Thin Flexible Mica Costume Overlays Conduct of life one on title-page and seven(Transformation Sets Asian Art Pre Cinematic Visual Culture) HAND PAINTED TRANSFORMATION SET: ONE PORTRAIT BACKING CARD PLUS TWELVE THIN FLEXIBLE MICA COSTUME OVERLAYS. Circa 1800. Each item measures 4 1 4" x 3"; housing box measures 5" x 3 3 4". Comprising 12 thin, flexible transparent mica overlays, each intricately hand painted with detailed elements of elaborate Indian attire and various traditional accessories. Accompanied by one opaque backing