Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! yellow box Looks nice hanging

Looks nice hanging

I've had an eye out lately for 19th century school notebooks

I'm sort of partial this truck just by itself

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Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! yellow box Looks nice hanging"How to Draw and Paint," published in 1883 by the American News Company, NY, seems a rare one to find; I've found just one copy out there, listed at about $200. This copy though is its own thing, with a Helen Henkel having put her own stamp on it through watercoloring a dozen or so of its many plates. (I especially like her making the sheep solid black.) The first half of the book (65 pages) is text (with the occasional diagram) walking the reader