Penrod and Sam, Booth Tarkington French hand-applied floral elements

hand-applied floral elements

and verbena — made using traditional cold-process methods

Opening the box reveals an interior painted with a classic red ski resort gondola car hanging from its cable lines

The underside of the base plate features an accurate replica engraving of the historical Elevatio Poli (polar elevation) table

Penrod and Sam, Booth Tarkington French hand-applied floral elementsFirst edition. Booth Tarkington's 1916 sequel to Penrod, his chronicle of boyhood in Indianapolis. Pages show the patina of a century yellowed, foxed, the kind of aging that marks genuine time held and read. The frontispiece is an illustration by Gordon Grant. 7. 5L x 5"W 1. 5H