Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover folk art retablo I love the way it

I love the way it looks as it is

all mounted to dark blue paper that was pasted into a scrapbook

or the white painted wooden beard on this great little Santa Claus

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Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover folk art retablo I love the way itThis, 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.