Valentine, Vermilion, Yearning, Yawning--John Brenneman's Very Nice 1874 Penmanship Notebook Nauyat carving Really excellent as pair so

Really excellent as pair so best kept together--fronted with glass held by way of clips around the perimeter

they are quite worn all over

of the sort that one might want to keep on the desk as a sort of fidget toy

“Suffrage Blue Bird Day

Perhaps the saint represented here is Saint Anthony of Padua

Valentine, Vermilion, Yearning, Yawning--John Brenneman's Very Nice 1874 Penmanship Notebook Nauyat carving Really excellent as pair soA nice one, dated 1874, with tons of good words, and combinations of words, in lovely condition, with ink strong and clear throughout. Lots of pages here that feel quiet poetic, from a full page of "ordinary" to the excellent combination of "valentine" and "vermilion." Quenchers and quickener, yearning and yawning, snarling and sniveling, on and on. 8 5 8" x 7". 12 leafs all filled front and back. Attached front cover, back cover lost. Pages in good