Charles Goodrich's Stellar 1862 Penmanship Practice Notebook green brown terminating in fabulous tall black

terminating in fabulous tall black boots

What a perfect gift for your favorite farmer

as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket

from where they were touching during firing

Excellent structural condition with a really nice patina

Charles Goodrich's Stellar 1862 Penmanship Practice Notebook green brown terminating in fabulous tall blackI've bought and sold a lot of penmanship notebooks, but I don't think I've ever found one written (by a Charles Goodrich in 1862) in such a strong and confident hand as this one. I love these not just for the beauty of the penmanship itself, but for the poetry and potency of the words transcribed, and the extra weight imparted to them through repetition. Among my favorites here: transmutation, omnipresence, immeasurable, uncommunicated, and