technically a nice photo. sharp detail and rich colours. Conceptually it doesn't grab me too hard, but i'm sure would appeal to Americans more because of the subject. I certainly see the figurative leading lines, not so sure about the literal ones. I think the idea of the challenge was more the literal, but I can accept both :)
Very clean and crisp, although I find that the centre section of page on the top might benefit from a little burning, as the lighting in that area seems a little flat.
This is a beautiful image... I could see this hanging on my wall, but there are no leading lines here. Although I see your take on the challenge, it clearly called for the use of the compositional technique.
Am I missing something here? I don't see the element of your shot that relates to the challenge.
Additional: As I said in the message - I don't see it. My eye is not led anywhere. All I see is some old paper and am only drawn to Abes signature - nothing else.