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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Payson, Dunton and Scribner's national system of penmanship
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
One penmanship book entitled Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System of Penmanship, Tracing and Short Course, No. 2, by G.H. Shattuck and A.S. Manson, published by Potter, Ainsworth & Company, New York and Chicago, 1875. This book is 24 numbered pages in length, and is comprised of 24 lessons. Below each example are 8 rows of matching blue printed letters to be traced. The lessons contain letters, letter combinations, words and numbers. The front cover features an ornate decorative frame surrounding the title. On the inside of the front cover are printed instructions for correct sitting and penholding positions. These are accompanied by two images, one of a seated boy, and another of a seated girl , each writing at a desk. An explanation of the series and the books within each number, in addition to directions for use within the classroom, is printed on the inside of the back cover. A publisher's advertisement for "Primary Short Course of Penmanship adapted for use with Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System" is on the back cover. "George Emerson, 9 yrs." is written in ms., in ink, at the top of the front cover. "Spring 1877" is written in ms., in ink, on the first page. All of the exercises and lessons have been completed in ink.
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One penmanship book entitled Payson, Dunton & Scribner's National System of Penmanship in 12 Numbers, Revised and Improved, No. 7, by G.H. Shattuck and A.S. Manson, published by Potter, Ainsworth & Company, New York, 1875. This book is 24 numbered pages in length, and contains 24 exercises, all of a business nature. At the top of each page is the sample, and below it is space for copying. Some of the exercises include "Order", "Promissory Note", "Ledger Account" and "Bill of Exchange". A leaf-and-stick frame sourrounds the title on the front cover. The inside of the front cover includes instructions for teaching this booklet. On the inside of the back cover are "Diagrams Showing the Elements and Principles, and Their Application to Letters." The back cover features a publisher's advertisement for school and college textbooks, and an image of different kinds of Payson, Dunton and Scribner's pens ("business", "ladies'", "Commercial", etc.). Most of the exercises have been completed, in ink, by a previous owner. "Gracie Adams" is written in ms., in pencil, on the front cover. Laid into this book is a 4-page pamphlet entitled "Little Pilgrim Lesson Paper, prepared by Mrs. W.F. Crafts, April 20, 1884".
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One penmanship book entitled Barnes' National System of Penmanship, published by A.S. Barnes & Co., New York and Chicago, 1886. This book is 24 pages in length, and contains 24 exercises. Across the top of each page are sample words and numbers for copying. The remainder of each page is eleven lined sections for student copying. For example, the items across the top of page 1 are: "X, extra, Xenia, W, waves, Warner, 1". On the front cover a decorative, leafy frame surrounds title information. An image of a bee is in the lower right-hand corner of the frame. The back cover is an advertisement for the Barnes' National Sytem of Penmanship, its penmanship charts, ink, pens and popular drawing books. The inside of the front cover features four instructional images for correct body and hand positions for writing. Below this are textual instructions for correct form and position while writing. On the inside of the back cover are numbered and labeled examples of "Barnes' National System of Penmanship." All of the lessons have been completed, in ink, by a previous owner. "Laura E. Dix" (previous owner) is written in ms., in ink at the top of the front cover.
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