1840 British Commonplace Book with Beautiful Lettering and Watercolor Maps + 1890s Additions primitive game board and ranging from 5/8 to

and ranging from 5/8 to 2 3/8” t

(I think of Man Ray's Indestructible Object

and also because it makes the tin feel like a present and a promise of marvelous delights

meant to stand or lay but not to fold at the waist

and just feet labeled on the next

1840 British Commonplace Book with Beautiful Lettering and Watercolor Maps + 1890s Additions primitive game board and ranging from 5/8 toThe binding here on this 1840 British commonplace book is in rough shape, but the contents are beautiful, with some gorgeous boldly watercolored maps (Oxford, Gloucester, Leicester, as well as Ispahan and Italy), a charming rendering of Mt. Vesuvius, and some very beautiful lettering delivering such good phrases as "Instruction is inimitable" and "Of all moral virtues, patience in best." Photos tell pretty much the whole story! The beautiful pages