Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover tweety bird With lovely design and illustrations

With lovely design and illustrations throughout

photographed from below as if perpetually held in view

especially the wide "Y" shaped twig at center doing the work of making a rail for the shelf between the two match holders

In great condition

and the samples on the pages of this one are especially well arranged and perfectly held

Very Beautiful 1838 German Catechism Book with Hand-printed Paper Cover tweety bird With lovely design and illustrationsThis, and a second PA German catechism book also listed today, are all about book as object for me namely about the gorgeous hand printed paper on the cover boards; the mustard and green gridded pattern here just makes me swoon, and feels as contemporary as it does 1830s (this one published in 1838). As beautiful as any wallpaper band box, and takes up much less space! 5 9 16" x 3 11 16". Very good condition.