British 1823 School Botany Notebook with Drawings Throughout jointed figure with some darkening around the

with some darkening around the edges and some scattered light stains on the reverse

I've seen these old carved and painted antique Swedish spoons referred to as "love spoons" or "love tokens

This is a 1937 first edition copy

The sitting bunny measures 2 3/4" t x 1 1/2" wide x 2" deep

It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it

British 1823 School Botany Notebook with Drawings Throughout jointed figure with some darkening around theI recently purchased a bundle of antique school notebooks from a bookseller in England, whose late husband had collected them, and I must say that it felt rather like Christmas receiving and going through them for the first time! This Botany notebook from 1823 is the humblest looking from the outside with just a simple brown paper cover, but inside a complete delight and I think my favorite of the lot, with lovely handwritten text interspersed