1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait Each card measures 2 5/8"

Each card measures 2 5/8" x 1 3/18"

features 22 stories edited & translated by Maurice Metayer interspersed with 31 fantastic full page

with little chick emerging half-way from its "cosy home" to greet the little red-bowed cat with football

with 1868 and 1871 patent dates

and then at the back an appendix with Cheiro-praising quotes from various esteemed personalities

1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait Each card measures 2 5/8"I quite like the idea of filling a notebook ledger that began its life in the 19th century, which is what I would do with this pretty leather covered one, which is in good shape, sturdy, and ready to be used. I can't quite decipher the name written in ink on the inside of the leather cover flap or on the first inside page, but the date of August 18, 1881 is clear. Inside, I'd guess there are a hundred or so blank pages, along with a few remnants of