1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait and then at the back

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

as if it has been walking around for the past 150 years or so

box with slide top lid

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

1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait and then at the backI 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