Carved 1880 Pink Marble Book antique hand-drawn postcard with corners of photo tucked

with corners of photo tucked through slits in paper

but they've been galloped around for sure

of eastern Burma/Myanmar

mostly ruled paper with a few drawings on laid pasted in

with this great blue dress

Carved 1880 Pink Marble Book antique hand-drawn postcard with corners of photo tuckedThere seems to be a theme of pink running though a number of my finds this week not usually the color that draws me, but perhaps soft pinks reminding us of love and kindness are just the thing. And of course carved books of all shapes and sizes and colors are always the thing. This miniature one carved of pink stone with lots of gray marbling is not an especially fancy one, but it has a well carved form, with recessed pages and a nicely curved spine