Wonderful Large Much Handled Folk Art Carved Stone Book (Presumed Match Striker, Too) book jackets but I’ve never seen one

but I’ve never seen one like this

very sturdy condition

There are tiny holes in the roofs of most of them

This is a real beauty of an early boxwood rule to begin with

This very cute small slatted one has a few screws augmenting the nice old nails joining slats to sides

Wonderful Large Much Handled Folk Art Carved Stone Book (Presumed Match Striker, Too) book jackets but I’ve never seen oneThis is one of my favorite objects I've had in the shop, and one I'd be especially glad to keep for myself. Photos don't convey scale, or weight in the hand, or presence, especially, very well, but in all regards I'd say it is 100% perfect larger and more substantial than any stone carved book I've seen, but just the right size to wrap a hand around and hold, as may hands have clearly done before, softening any hard angles over many many years. I