Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations 19th c rebus plate 10 1/4" w x 8

10 1/4" w x 8 5/8 l and in very good condition

which has softened in color beautifully over the years

I think handmade paper dolls have really not gotten their full due

and perhaps the two larger (upper left first photo) WWI era

and then all the blocks were given a layer of varnish

Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations 19th c rebus plate 10 1/4" w x 8This one was not fully completed, but the ink is so strong, and the hand that wrote it so confident, and the completed pages include some of my favorite work combinations ever: Valentine + Vermilion, Quickener + Quenchers, Yearning + Yawning (and here one Yearling inserted, too), and whole pages of Ordinary and Disclaimer. I'll never get over the delight and resonance of seeing such words repeated over and over again in perfect cursive. 8 3 8" x 6 7