Pawson, Dunton & Scribner's 1875 Penmanship Practice Notebook, Completed by CJ Fisk screw opening box in this case from her

in this case from her fabulous feathered hat to her little yellow parasol to those terrific blue boots

and I could never wait until February to share one as charming as this

While some later reproductions of these were made

who signed it on the bottom

for using as a cachepot for an orchid

Pawson, Dunton & Scribner's 1875 Penmanship Practice Notebook, Completed by CJ Fisk screw opening box in this case from herSo many different penmanship practice notebooks to enjoy for different reasons. This one was all about mastering individual letters and the proper slant of them, hence a whole page of "oo"s (finally becoming a whole page of "noon"s) and "aa"s,"cc"s "vv"s, etc., reading like fields of abstract mark making, which I find quite beautiful. And "ruin" repeated a hundred or so times feels especially poignant. 24 p + cover : 5 3 4" x 7". Good condition, with