1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving in excellent condition

in excellent condition

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

I first grabbed this sharpening stone because I just loved the box in which it is set

binding holding together well

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

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving in excellent conditionThis 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