Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book goose decoy here complete with 58 cards

here complete with 58 cards (plus 2 blanks) and original instruction booklet too

Hinges are in great shape and lid closes flush

and the pleasure of mixing and matching the pieces

I do believe this is one of the H

whose black hat and coat and smiling

Remember Me, C. Clark's Very Tenderly Decorated 1888 Eston Iron Stone Miniature Folk Art Book goose decoy here complete with 58 cardsIt has been quite a while since I found an antique carved stone book I really loved, but this one had my name written all over it as well as the name of C. Clark! I believe the Eston Iron Stone carved into face of it likely refers to Eston, in the North Yorkshire, England where the discovery of ironstone deposits in 1850 led to the rapid industrial development of the area, transforming it into a major iron and steel production center. And perhaps our