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"Au Secours
Late 19th century Shaker I am fairly certain
which I am only noticing in detail photos
which though fairly light in weight feels substantial
Jacob A. Paul's 1838 Ghent, NY Penmanship Practice Book small fan "Au SecoursI've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one, of a Jacob A. Paul I believe, of Ghent, NY, dated 1838. And it is quite different from the British in construction with a simple un dyed pulp paper cover, hand stitched binding, and then pages of various colors inside pink, green, yellow, some quite brilliant in tone. And no fraktur type headers here just page after page
