James Gifford 1803-4 British School Math Notebook, Green and Cream Marbled Cover native carving Scarab jewelry became very popular

Scarab jewelry became very popular during the Egyptian revival in the 19th century

with a little paint loss around the edges and a little alligatoring to the paint on the back side

There is a maker's mark and "Sterling" stamped on the back

And it's pretty great to sit upon it

probably 1920s-40s)

James Gifford 1803-4 British School Math Notebook, Green and Cream Marbled Cover native carving Scarab jewelry became very popularThis is one of new batch of several antique math and geometry notebooks just in from a bookseller in England whose late husband collected them, and happily so. This is one of two by James Gifford, 1804. It includes lots of word problems requiring multiplication and long division, with specific sections dedicated to Liquid Measure, Cloth Measure, Time, Long Measure, The Rule of Three (and the Double Rule of Three, and the Inverse Rule of Three!), and a