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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
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Reynolds, I. (Writer on handwriting)
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Shaylor, H. W. (Horace Woodbury), 1845–1925
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Smith, Henry D
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Books
6
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19th century
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copy books (penmanship)
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writing book
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drawing book
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engraving
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lithograph
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maxim
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printed wrappers (binding)
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wood engraving
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Penmanship -- Study and teaching.
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Copybooks.
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Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
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Penmanship.
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Thomas, Julia -- Autograph.
2
Alphabets.
1
Autographs -- Specimens.
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Conduct of life.
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Copybooks -- Specimens.
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Drawing -- Study and teaching.
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Drawing books -- Specimens.
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Great Britain.
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Historiated initials.
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Hood, F. -- Autograph.
1
Hood, Fred. C. -- Autograph.
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Ireland.
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J. Marshall & Frank Laurie -- Publisher.
1
Lettering -- Technique.
1
Paleography -- Specimens.
1
Penmanship -- Specimens.
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Glasgow
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Great Britain
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Bombay
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Dublin
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Edinburgh
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Ireland
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
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English
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Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's Copy books
[approximately 1897?]
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Smith, Henry D
Ladies' running hand
[between 1841 and 1851]
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Laurie's standard copy books
[1877]
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Reynolds, I. (Writer on handwriting)
A new set of round hand copies
[between 1836 and 1864]
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Shaylor, H. W. (Horace Woodbury), 1845–1925
Harper's new graded copy books of practical penmanship
1887
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American standard writing spellers
1881
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Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's new copy-books
[approximately 1890]