19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate 8 1/8" t x 5

8 1/8" t x 5 7/8" w x 8" d

but his terrific leather mittens remain in great shape

then later taught at Washington University in St

keen and steady and perhaps a bit smug about some wise investments

It features beautiful Spencerian + Fraktur headers throughout plus tons of geometric diagrams carefully drawn with compass and ruler

19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate 8 1/8" t x 5I love the feeling of wildness in this late 19th c. graphite drawing, making the march ahead for our man with cane iseem like a long and arduous one. But one can see a little house and maybe a church with steeple too on the far horizon, beckoning, and so he sets forth. Feels like a metaphor for all of life to me, though I also like the specificity of "Durham CT" declared at the bottom. And on the reverse, simply "23 years." 10 1 4 x 7 5 8 and in good