Self-help Personal Growth Character Courtesy Harmony c.1900 custom leather book

Sammelband (gathering or group) of three separate small works on personal virtue.

Titles are: Character (8 pp.); "Law, Order and Obedience" (6 pp.) & Courtesy (4 pp.).

Publ. by Mount Prospect School, Waltham Massachusetts.

Sammelband of three separate works, bound together long ago. All retain their heavy paper color wrappers.

Attractive early 20th century custom 1/2 leather. Handsome personal binding, likely done by an early owner (their initials seen in gilt at top corner of front cover) to gather their favorite works about personal virtue.

Book is physically old and shows some mostly very light signs of handling and time. 

Binding still clean and attractive, remains overall very attractive as an object.

A splendid style of custom book binding that looks nicer in person than the close-up photo indicates (which seems to accentuate the wear).

Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, internally book remains tight and sound.

A book which has been taken care of but was used and does not look like new.

Still attractive on the shelf.

Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Book Measures c. 5 5/8" x 4 5/8".

B15692