Set of Three Late 19th Century Educational and Industrial Drawing Notebooks letter blocks Visible drawing: 16 1/8” x

Visible drawing: 16 1/8” x 13 3/8”

Mid-century or earlier I believe (and indeed

I really love that even as they illustrate systematic scaling up or down of a particular image

This snuff box feels more carnivalesque

Card measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/8" folded as shown

Set of Three Late 19th Century Educational and Industrial Drawing Notebooks letter blocks Visible drawing: 16 1/8” xThe covers on these are pretty rough detached in the case of two of them but I've got a weakness for these old drawing instruction books, especially the more minimal ones as these are (focused on simple shapes, designs and patterns) and there are a couple curious drawings in here all their own (faces, skeletons.) I have not done a comprehensive job photographing, but photos here give a good sense a few favorites pages first, then a sampling of a few