Valentine, Vermilion, Yearning, Yawning--John Brenneman's Very Nice 1874 Penmanship Notebook Nauyat carving Really excellent as pair so

Really excellent as pair so best kept together--fronted with glass held by way of clips around the perimeter

This card represents a deception

of the sort that one might want to keep on the desk as a sort of fidget toy

--so while the cork in the bottle implies that it might be filled

have a long tradition of creating pottery and textiles with patterns that reflect their spiritual beliefs

Valentine, Vermilion, Yearning, Yawning--John Brenneman's Very Nice 1874 Penmanship Notebook Nauyat carving Really excellent as pair soA nice one, dated 1874, with tons of good words, and combinations of words, in lovely condition, with ink strong and clear throughout. Lots of pages here that feel quiet poetic, from a full page of "ordinary" to the excellent combination of "valentine" and "vermilion." Quenchers and quickener, yearning and yawning, snarling and sniveling, on and on. 8 5 8" x 7". 12 leafs all filled front and back. Attached front cover, back cover lost. Pages in good