1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover cloth mask resulting in one loose page

resulting in one loose page from where it did

There is a tear in the black paper on the top left edge

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

Darker: 7 7/16" t x 4 1/8" across at base

1863 Blanchard's Arithmetic Book with Hex Carved in Leather Cover cloth mask resulting in one loose pageThere 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