Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird where it very well may

where it very well may have been squirreled away for many decades

the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center and the Smithsonian American Art Museum

still super bright

11 5/8" long x 10 7/8" tall x 3 1/4" at widest

but few as great condition as this one

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird where it very well maySuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";