Vergiss Mein Nicht (Forget Me Not) 1891 German Diary/Notebook With Box
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Item: Diary or Daily Notebook With Marbled Paper Box
Make: G. Lachenmaier (Reutlingen, Germany)
Age: 1891
Construction: Paper, cloth
Dimensions: 3 5/8" Tall x 2 1/5" With x 7/8" Thick, Box - 4"h x 2 3/4"w x 1"deep
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Cover and binding are in wonderful condition. Page edges have a few minor imperfections and discoloration, but no gold loss. Pages are yellowed consistent with age, and have no tears. A name, date, and inscription are written on the front end pages, otherwise the book is unused. Lid of box has lost its flanges. Please see photos.
Details: Small ocher-colored cloth book with front cover and spine decorated in Art Nouveau style in black, silver and gold. Back cover embossed. Page edges gold on three sides. Gold snowflake-stamped endpapers. Printed in a Gothic font throughout. Two-three daily entries per page, facing edged blank pages for personal notes. The daily entries appear to be Bible verses and poetry. Cardboard box covered in glossy black and ochre marbled paper.
G, Lachenmaier is not a publisher, but a craft bindery, renowned for producing exquisite, hand-bound books into the early 2000's.