George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings sears catalog with a strong Cubist influence

with a strong Cubist influence as well

I can't imagine a child--or an adult

with its elegant form and especially that beautiful tightly looping wire

There's a layer of gold flecked varnish over her body

with beautiful wood grain and these nice rounded lips where the two sides join

George's 19th Century Geography Book with Drawings sears catalog with a strong Cubist influenceI 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