Paradise Bird - Sir Rook - Bird Children Book Page- Elizabeth Gordon - M. T. Ross- Print, c. 1912

$12.50

(6 x 9 In) This is an original antique Paradise Bird / Sir Rook print, rescued page (23/24) from a damaged copy of Elizabeth Gordon's children's book "Bird Children" the cousins of the Flower Children, illustrated by M. T. Ross.

"PARADISE BIRD, in her new clothes,
Said: "They're expensive, goodness knows!
I 'spouse, because they were so dear, 
I'll have to wear them all year."
(Red Paradise Bird)"

"SIR ROOK is English, don't you know?
Says: "Do not confound me with a Crow."
His family tree is large and old,
Which makes his manner proud and cold."

The print is in VERY GOOD condition, wear at the edges, a few tiny stains. 

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