1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving and super handy for games

and super handy for games on the go

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binding holding together well

and feels like spring

Top slides over bottom and comes off easily

1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets ornate carving and super handy for gamesThis 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