1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving but it bears a strong

but it bears a strong resemblance to many antique Turkish embroidered textiles I have found

so don't think there were a whole lot of cops produced

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

I am a firm believer in injecting little doses of happiness into as many daily rituals as possible

Top slides over bottom and comes off easily

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving but it bears a strongThis 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