Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird His or her parka and

His or her parka and boots

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I really love the inspirational phrases most of them bear: "You Can if You Will" on the 15

there may be one very small chip (see last photo) but it would not be noticeable with a plant inside

giving it strength and a nice sheen

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird His or her parka andSuch a beautiful thing, from the hand marbled paper cover, to the way Cornelius has written his name and numbers 1 4 on the inside flap, to every completely filled page of writing in it. I've looked at a fair number of these antique hand writing practice notebooks at this point and think the content in this one is especially excellent, with a super choice of words and phrases repeated over and over: "bankrupt in debt beyond the power of payment";