Penrod and Sam, Booth Tarkington French The underside of the base

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

it arrives as both historical artifact and striking graphic presence

rendered in fine ink on a white porcelain ground

hand-applied floral elements

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

Penrod and Sam, Booth Tarkington French The underside of the baseFirst 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