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Four (4) Manuscript Composition Notebooks of Myrtle Fulton, Age 16

[Education, Copybooks, Maps]

Myrtle Fulton

$550
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  • Condition: Very good. Occasional toning, dust soiling, water stains. Text block loose in one of the notebooks.
  • Location: Orion, Illinois
  • Date: 1888
  • Seller SKU: 20204667

Orion, Illinois, 1888. Very good. Occasional toning, dust soiling, water stains. Text block loose in one of the notebooks.. Four (4) manuscript composition notebooks belonging to Myrtle Fulton, a talented Fulton County, Illinois student aged 16 in 1888. Myrtle had a remarkable talent for cartography; one would not know from her drawings of the continents that she was only 16 when she compiled these notebooks.

Each of the four notebooks has ownership inscriptions by Myrtle, along with her school (Franklin School), township (Orion), age (16), and the teacher of each subject. The books are outlines and categorized by local, explorer or chronology. The notebooks include:

[American History and Civics]. 4to (8.5" by 7"), 53 unnumbered pages all with ink manuscript, followed by 9 blank leaves. Sewn in original illustrated wrappers backed in tan cloth, printed label pasted to upper wrapper.

[American History and Civics]. 4to (9.5" by 7.75"), 40 unnumbered pages filled with ink manuscript, followed by 4 blank leaves. Outlined by explorer geographic location and chronology. Sewn in original illustrated wrappers backed in red cloth.

[Geography]. 4to (9" by 7.5"), 102 unnumbered pages, all but one filled with ink manuscript, and including several large hand-drawn maps of continents and European countries. Sewn in original illustrated red wrappers backed in navy cloth, printed label pasted on upper wrapper.

[Geography]. 4to (8" by 6.5"), 44 unnumbered pages, all with ink manuscript notes. Sewn in original illustrated wrappers backed/reinforced with blue cloth.

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Specializing in Advertising, Childhood Ephemera & Art Work, Ephemera, Ephemera - General, Food And Wine, Historical Memorabilia, Made By Hand, Travel & Tourism and Visual Culture.
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Additional areas include social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, paper with a secret and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.



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Sheryl Jaeger
P.O. Box 415
Tolland, Connecticut 06084-2402
Phone/Text: (860) 918-2880
http://eclectibles.com
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