1922 Folk Art Carved "Adam and Eve Joke Book" with Surprise Snake souvenir doll and a sleeping dog on

and a sleeping dog on the other

The 25th card shows more wear than the others

One of the things I like about this sort of photographic deterioration is that feels as if having emerged from within the photo itself rather than occurring on the surface of it

right down to those wonderful scrolled feet

1922 Folk Art Carved "Adam and Eve Joke Book" with Surprise Snake souvenir doll and a sleeping dog onA curious and a fun one, with a whole lot packed on and in! Carved into the front in large bold letters is "Adam and Eve Joke Book 1922" and on the spine "Forget Me Not." On the flip side a star within a diamond framed by sun rays and carved borders. Then a sliding slat on the recessed side with big carved heart, from which, when slid open, springs forth a dark green and gold arching snake! One sees these trick snake boxes from time to time, but I've