E.Decker's 1846 (Rare) Ready Reckoner with Beautiful Leather Cover and Drawing wool on linen Though it's a bit difficult

Though it's a bit difficult to discern some of the handwriting (

which together amount to what feels more like a festive riot than a careful arrangement--just right

with assorted scuffs

which I've found make great stands for little animals when laid on their sides and

E.Decker's 1846 (Rare) Ready Reckoner with Beautiful Leather Cover and Drawing wool on linen Though it's a bit difficultI've become so enamored of very old books as objects and for the stories they tell about the people who owned them and how they were used, such that one just feels the presence of that life on every page and this one is a case in point. The book, which its owner gave a custom leather cover with lovely hand written title on paper pasted to the front is Scriber's Ready Reckoner, published (in 1846) for ship builders, boat builders, and lumber merchants,