1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker in the 19th century

in the 19th century

so one would guess he was an entomologist

produced by Gerstendorfer Bros New York

Though clearly posed

embodying paradox and speaking to the negotiation our own particular challenges

1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker in the 19th centuryI was sold on this old ledger before I even opened it; just a beautiful object in and of itself, with the well worn mark of James Brown, "Bookseller and Stationer, Facing the Seminary, Montreal" at the center of the front cover, and a sweet cloth mend on the binding. Then on the inside of the front cover is written the name of its owner, Joshua P. Hammond, 1811, with a few different notes as to his location at various years, including that he "left