19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate then later taught at Washington

then later taught at Washington University in St

and some a little old glue on a few of the short sides

It features beautiful Spencerian + Fraktur headers throughout plus tons of geometric diagrams carefully drawn with compass and ruler

clear and very readable

19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate then later taught at WashingtonI love the feeling of wildness in this late 19th c. graphite drawing, making the march ahead for our man with cane iseem like a long and arduous one. But one can see a little house and maybe a church with steeple too on the far horizon, beckoning, and so he sets forth. Feels like a metaphor for all of life to me, though I also like the specificity of "Durham CT" declared at the bottom. And on the reverse, simply "23 years." 10 1 4 x 7 5 8 and in good