1857 Penmanship Practice Notebook with Unusual Sentences and Poignant Misspellings antique qajar box the details on what are

the details on what are left are pretty terrific I think--like the locks of her hair

and then there appears to be the scale of a sole (fish I assume) and mouth of a

but definitely 19th c

with black painted shoes that just peek out below the belly of the mule (I assume) on the reverse side

Very good condition and super solid and sturdy

1857 Penmanship Practice Notebook with Unusual Sentences and Poignant Misspellings antique qajar box the details on what areTwo antique penmanship notebooks today, because my love and quest for these never ends, each one interesting in its own way. I do believe this one, completed by a Thomas Fuller in 1857, is the first I've found with a series of misspellings though most poignantly in the repetition of "To learn to write is important, espesially [sic] well." It also includes some unusual sentences as far as my experience with these, such as "The globe on which we live is