1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover make do skittles Beautiful warm dry wood patina

Beautiful warm dry wood patina to the horse

I'm always opening old books in hopes of finding drawings inside

but that's part of what makes it wonderful

the company name is Artwood Toy Co

but it makes me happy every time I look at

1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover make do skittles Beautiful warm dry wood patinaThere is no title page in this one, but an inscription tells us that a Robert Krighes (or similar) of Fort Edward (NY), who bought it December 8, 1865, about 6 months after the end of the civil war. You likely know by now if you are reading this how much I like old books as objects, and what I love most about this one is that there is a hex sign deeply scratched into the leather cover, it looks like with a knife blade. And then end papers filled with