Lovely, Perfect Condition Green and Black Carved Stone Book green and silver including English walnuts that have

including English walnuts that have been split

and became a central figure in several aid-to-artist programs prior to the Federal Arts Project under the WPA created in 1935

without a missing bit that I can see

I  imagine it being thrown to the ground time and again in order for its owner/s to run off to play

Carved into the underside of the base of the hand is what looks to be "MC11

Lovely, Perfect Condition Green and Black Carved Stone Book green and silver including English walnuts that haveSo many carved marble books to find and love! And such a beauty this one, carved of what I believe is Lapis Lacedaemonius, with black stone for the nicely detailed spine, and at the corners too. Feels very Grand Tour to me. Very pretty. 4 1 4" x 2 3 8" x 3 4". Pretty much perfect condition.