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

terminating in fabulous tall black boots

and while the rose colored fabric pages of this one are not entirely filled

from where they were touching during firing

with a bit of a sway in one direction to the bristles

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