Samuel Gifford 1828 British Math School Notebook (1) with Fraktur Writing copper store list mounts 1 1/2" across at ferrule

1 1/2" across at ferrule

where it looks like a man or woman is minding his dog or big chicken

I particularly love that the chimney serves as the coin drop

in 1948 with original name of Cooperative Design

but based on the face

Samuel Gifford 1828 British Math School Notebook (1) with Fraktur Writing copper store list mounts 1 1/2" across at ferruleI have long been eyeing antique school notebooks, both relating to the study of math and writing calligraphy, and finally found a lovely set of five of them from a seller in England, which I am listing individually. This is one of two hard backed math notebooks with marbleized paper covers and printed endpapers with "A Collection of Arithmetical Tables for the Use of Schools" of a Samuel Gifford studying at Mr. Heale's Academy in Sherborne, dating to