A First Book in Algebra, 1924, with Cross Drawing on Cloth Cover unused notebook The toy works perfectly still

The toy works perfectly still  --pushing or pulling the handles causes one or other to land his axe (I believe they are axes

I love this thing so much

10 7/8” and 6 1/2”

as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece

A First Book in Algebra, 1924, with Cross Drawing on Cloth Cover unused notebook The toy works perfectly stillAnother 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