Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover old toy phone the most basic being sliding

the most  basic being sliding the tiles to put them in order from 1-15

so sharp in their buffalo plaid shirts and red caps

with "Ursulaberg" (a mountain in what was then Southern Austria

which has me wanting to take the kayak out in wilder waters than I am typically inclined to do

achieved here with crayon

Cornelius Pierson 1842 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Cover old toy phone the most basic being slidingSuch 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";