T (for Token of Love!) Hand-carved Art Nouveau-esque Paper Weight with Stylized Hearts drawing of man in glasses This ink drawing--c

This ink drawing--c

Apparently this book came out of the early 20th-century American "nature fakers" literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment in popular nature writing

I love an antique occupational photo--the whole notion of workers expert in a trade proudly posing together makes me glad--and find this an especially beautiful one

Maple Sugar-ing

I also always love seeing the old cigar box print on the flip sides

T (for Token of Love!) Hand-carved Art Nouveau-esque Paper Weight with Stylized Hearts drawing of man in glasses This ink drawing--cSo lovely, and surely someone has a T in their life this was meant for. I take the carving as representing an abstracted (voluptuous Art Nouveau esque) heart, so would call this a love token, and with a nice weight to it, perfect atop a stack of papers on the desk. 4 9 16" x 1 15 16" x 1 4". Earlyish 20th century I believe, hardwood, in beautiful condition, with a thin dark gray felt covering the back.