5-1/2 inches tall
it appears that this is a fragment of what was once a longer piece
this figure--with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee--appears almost buddha-like in his posture and poise
which is stamped with a potter's mark on the underside of its front legs
1858 American Text Book for Letters Penmanship Instruction with Lots of Alphabets vintage ashtray 5-1/2 inches tallThis 1858 copy of American Text Book for Letters penmanship instruction book, published by N. S. Dearborn, Boston, has clearly done a lot of instructingthe covers are well worn, and the binding is pretty roughbut its a rare one, and an interesting one, with some beautiful alphabets (including Greek and Hebrew), a section on shorthand symbols, and lots more, including recipes for red, black, metallic and, best of all, deceptive (invisible!) inks! The