Antique Hand-carved Stone Bible with Cross wicker covered flask This is one of a

This is one of a number of objects I took away with me from a recent visit to the studio of well known Providence-based  Richard Fleischner

16 1/2" t x 7" w x 1 3/16" thick and in good condition

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flipping through this is to see poems jumping off the page

Antique Hand-carved Stone Bible with Cross wicker covered flask This is one of aOne of two stone carved books this week, which just between the two of them made this a good week, as I do really love a stone carved book or a book shaped anything and good ones don't cross my path all that often. This one is gray stone with white marbling, nicely carved with three raised bands on the spine and an etched cross with border detailing on both front and back. Plus old gold paint on the pages and as highlights on the spine. Of substantial