1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. gladiators Elegant and dynamic

Elegant and dynamic

which is screwed into the base

28 dominoes

This one is really fully resolved

on the back of the canvas

1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. gladiators Elegant and dynamicIve bought and sold a number of 19th century penmanship and maths notebooks, including a couple British ones from the early 1800s, but never one from the 18th century, let alone an American one. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on July 24, 1788the same year the U. S. Constitution gained enough state votes for ratification, with the bill of rights ratified the following year. Pretty