1838 Blank Ledger with Hand-Marbled Cover and Leather Spine colors kit I'd guess this box dates

I'd guess this box dates to the mid 20th century or so

though I like it a lot just on its own

9 5/8" x 7 1/8"

as it was definitely made to stand up to heavy play

1838 Blank Ledger with Hand-Marbled Cover and Leather Spine colors kit I'd guess this box datesI love the idea of writing in a notebook that was started almost 200 years ago with a header dated 1838 but never filled. waiting all this time for someone to launch in with something to say! It looks as though a few pages were torn out at the back but is near complete and completely empty, with gorgeous hand marbled covers and leather spine and corners. A perfect gift to oneself, I'd say, perhaps to be started on December 15, as its previous owner