Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover tweety bird This one does not bear

This one does not bear a patent mark that I can see and I think may not be quite that old

especially the wide "Y" shaped twig at center doing the work of making a rail for the shelf between the two match holders

Rendered in a manner that seems inspired by a pair of early19th century Staffordshire boxing figures (though certainly not as fine as those) I would guess this boxer dates from the 1940s or so

With lovely design and illustrations throughout

and the samples on the pages of this one are especially well arranged and perfectly held

Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover tweety bird This one does not bearThis, and a second PA German catechism book also listed today, are all about book as object for me namely about the gorgeous hand printed paper on the cover boards; the mustard and green gridded pattern here just makes me swoon, and feels as contemporary as it does 1830s (this one published in 1838). As beautiful as any wallpaper band box, and takes up much less space! 5 9 16" x 3 11 16". Very good condition.