Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing Galerie Michelle Boulet Le Jeu poster 1960s woodblock print

1960s woodblock print

Saucers measure between 5 1/2" to 5 3/4" across

first the shop in the Village and later a showroom in Midtown

In great condition and truly charming

with wear and some dryness/light cracking to the wood (which I have not touched)

Master Brown's 1820 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Spencerian Drawing Galerie Michelle Boulet Le Jeu poster 1960s woodblock printAnother beautiful antique British calligraphy practice notebook with hand marbled cover, this one of a Master Samuel Brown, 1820. This one begins with a Spencerian calligraphy drawing of a swan on the first inside page, then proceeds to page after page filled with juicy repeated words (banishment; kingsman; quicksilver) and phrases to live by: "Attempt not impossibilities"; "Be ever industrious"; "Beware of bad examples"; "Cautiously avoid temptations