Lot of 4 Mid 19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebooks painting stand and some stains as pictured

and some stains as pictured

it wouldn't be very much work to sew the edges under to finish it off

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The piece is in very good antique condition and has a truly fantastic patina

Lot of 4 Mid 19th Century Penmanship Practice Notebooks painting stand and some stains as picturedThough it's a bit difficult to discern some of the handwriting (!), these four notebooks appear to have been the property of a couple of different members of the Heath family of Boston I can clearly read John Heath on one, and I believe Adelbert on a couple of others, and the years 1849 and 1850 appear. I love the paperback covers on these, especially the "lessons in drawings" animals and geometric shapes. Inside, they vary: >>one (the one with