Sweet Old Velvet Covered (Mostly Blank) Autograph Notebook with Owl papier mache snuff box and clearly the scene was

and clearly the scene was very very vivid in the mind of its maker

and learned that they were a bit of a thing during the Victorian era--some plain like this one

with the Kansas City Star writing

Quite a beauty our Agnès is here I'd say

Or solid chocolate ones

Sweet Old Velvet Covered (Mostly Blank) Autograph Notebook with Owl papier mache snuff box and clearly the scene wasThis one is really all about the cover, and this owl, specifically; inside are mostly blank pages excepting a handful used for collecting autographs, and a section of them are loose. Certainly it could still be used as a notebook, or as a folio of sorts to stick clippings or notes inside, or someone handy might use keep the cover and fill it with new pages. I just couldn't let this owl go, and love the wear to the honey brown velvet too. 8 1 8" x 6 3