The marbled cover with green "Alphabet & Ledger" paper label at center alone pretty much sold me on this, but then I opened it to find the 19th century ledger had been repurposed, probably a generation later, into a lacemaker/crocheter's scrapbook, complete with samples securely pinned to its pages, each right beside the pattern/instruction for that particular piece. I can't resist things like this, the existence of which feels heartening, and a tangible embodiment of time, labor, learning, making. Photos document pretty much all of it, with one page loose, which can be inserted at the front on the ledger to make a nice, full, two page spread. There are few other loose papers held inside, namely two handwritten, double-sided patterns, detailing the making of a piece, stitch by stitch, row by row.
12 5/16" x 7 15/16". 6 pages filled front and back plus one full page loose and two smaller handwritten pages. Doucumentation gives a good and pretty comprehensive sense.
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