American Book Company "Barnes's Elementary Geography" by James Monteith, 1896 Copyright ginger jar circa 1960

circa 1960

is perfectly emblematic of their work with its intersecting faces

with the silver plate polishing up nicely

and brought back lots of things from Japan

6 1/4" long x 1 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep and in great structural condition with a terrific patina of wear

American Book Company "Barnes's Elementary Geography" by James Monteith, 1896 Copyright ginger jar circa 1960This is a circa 1896 copy of Barnes's Elementary Geography featuring, according to its author James Monteith, an easy, conversational and varied style of presentation geared toward making this study pleasant and effective. Indeed, this 96 page volume, with dramatic black and white etching illustrations throughout as well as a number of full page maps, makes for a fascinating read and portrait of turn of the century American thinking about the rest of