Handmade 1908 Children's Story Book with Sweet Drawings boxing ring When he posted these I

When he posted these I snatched them up immediately--I think they are just extraordinarily beautiful

and are of a very high quality--measured by the number of layers of layers of fabric and quality of stitching

and what a watermelon

but no metal-smithing background--so they taught themselves

A sticker still on the inside says Made in Czechoslovakia

Handmade 1908 Children's Story Book with Sweet Drawings boxing ring When he posted these IThis charming little book was made over two days in 1908 for the great grandson (Abbott) of its maker. He certainly seems to have been quite a sweet man, and not a bad rhymer, either! (Great Grandpa had a little kit; And he thought very much of it But soon it grew to be a cat, and then, that was the end of that." :) I especially love the small drawings at the bottom of each page. Dripping with love, this would certainly make the ideal gift for a great