[Victorian Era Papier-Mache Mother of Pearl Binding] The Keepsake Pythagorean pre­cepts for the conduct of

pre­cepts for the conduct of life

conscious spiritual experience

bookplate to flyleaf

including the preparation of nativities (“horoscopes”) at a fee of £5

1954 Philosophical Publishing Company in beautiful collector quality condition

[Victorian Era Papier-Mache Mother of Pearl Binding] The Keepsake Pythagorean pre­cepts for the conduct of[Victorian Era Papier Mache Mother of Pearl Binding] The Keepsake: A Gift for the Holidays Publication: 1851 J. C. Riker; New York Beautiful example of the lavish mother of pearl inlaid papier mch bindings produced during the brief American vogue for increasingly elaborate book decoration in the early 1800's. As noted by the Library Company of Philadelphia such bindings appeared on American books for only a short period, approximately 18501855,