1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker conquering the wire

conquering the wire

embodying paradox and speaking to the negotiation our own particular challenges

I'd think he dates to the early 20th century

after a   long day's work in February of 1935

produced by Gerstendorfer Bros New York

1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker conquering the wireI was sold on this old ledger before I even opened it; just a beautiful object in and of itself, with the well worn mark of James Brown, "Bookseller and Stationer, Facing the Seminary, Montreal" at the center of the front cover, and a sweet cloth mend on the binding. Then on the inside of the front cover is written the name of its owner, Joshua P. Hammond, 1811, with a few different notes as to his location at various years, including that he "left