1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover cloth mask 9 inches tall x and

9 inches tall x  and 8 inches wide and in excellent condition

perhaps in part because the human face keeps reminding me of the late great David Foster Wallace

with more than 100 full page reproductions of a diverse

One can never have enough pretty small plates -- they're great for cocktail parties

1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover cloth mask 9 inches tall x andThere 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