1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait as if it has been

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

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

The slide top on the box slides open smoothly and stays firmly closed

and I believe was called a "Floral Elephant Leg Vase"  (#11)

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

1881 Leather Covered Notebook, Mostly Blank carved profile portrait as if it has beenI 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