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To add that little something extra, the binder of this pocket-sized gift book attached colored paper onlays to the upper cover, placed just right so as to make the flowers pop. If you look closely, you can see the outlines of the cut paper pieces underneath the gilt decoration.  

Emma C. Embury. Love’s token flowers.  New York: J.C. Riker, 1848.