1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. gladiators Clearly a specific place with

Clearly a specific place with the directional key at upper left

Elegant and dynamic

and another from the same group signed JK (or perhaps KJ)

such a beautiful shape

4 1/4" tall including topple

1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. gladiators Clearly a specific place withIve bought and sold a number of 19th century penmanship and maths notebooks, including a couple British ones from the early 1800s, but never one from the 18th century, let alone an American one. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on July 24, 1788the same year the U. S. Constitution gained enough state votes for ratification, with the bill of rights ratified the following year. Pretty