A First Book in Algebra, 1924, with Cross Drawing on Cloth Cover unused notebook with these fantastic thick curling

with these fantastic thick curling grass braids secured with splint loops against a checkerboard splint background

as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece

With a great patina of wear from use

I love this thing so much

I am guessing this piece is Native American

A First Book in Algebra, 1924, with Cross Drawing on Cloth Cover unused notebook with these fantastic thick curlingAnother example of book as object, this one pretty poignant to me as I was certainly doing some praying to get through algebra! I really love the crude immediacy of this graphite drawn cross against the brown linen of the cover, with rays of light lines all around it. And found inside, a "Prayer Leaflet" from the Blessed Martin Guild, 141 E. 65th St. NYC. The 354 pages of the book are in good condition, with some pencil annotation on pages here and