Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird where it very well may

where it very well may have been squirreled away for many decades

giving it strength and a nice sheen

His or her parka and boots

11 5/8" long x 10 7/8" tall x 3 1/4" at widest

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

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover water bird where it very well maySuch 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";