George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings hand-thrown planter as well as physical weight:

as well as physical weight: at 4 1/2 pounds I think perhaps it was made to function as a doorstop

and maybe some a bit of very light surface scratching

with rules out there for many variations easy to find

often used as decorative barrier

There are a series of X's carved lightly into the exterior near the top on one side

George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings hand-thrown planter as well as physical weight:I don't mind if I never sell any of these old school books with doodles and drawings inside; I'll keep buying them and build a collection for myself! For me, they feel like small, singular treasures, with the handwritten names and sketches of their onetime owner (or numerous owners) animating their end pages like escapist fantasies in counterpoint to, or sometimes inspired by, the lessons inside. The inside over of this 19th century geography book