1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving 5 3/4" l x 3

5 3/4" l x 3 1/8" t x 2" w

20 inches tall x 8" wide x 1" deep (24" tall x 9 3/8" wide when mounted on stand)

as he wanted to maintain sole distribution of his design

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in excellent condition

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving 5 3/4" l x 3This 1858 copy of American Text Book for Letters penmanship instruction book, published by N. S. Dearborn, Boston, has clearly done a lot of instructingthe covers are well worn, and the binding is pretty roughbut its a rare one, and an interesting one, with some beautiful alphabets (including Greek and Hebrew), a section on shorthand symbols, and lots more, including recipes for red, black, metallic and, best of all, deceptive (invisible!) inks! The