Lovely and Very Rare Wrifford's 1813 New System of Penmanship Instruction Booklet misshapen glass I've had one partial set

I've had one partial set of late 19th century Milton Bradley Geometric Solids that make me think these were likely made by Milton Bradley as well and of about the same age

with an arrow which at least in my mind suggests that "there" might be quite far away

)-- so I find the relative concision and smaller size of this one just right

with two ribbon bows on the spine

Lovely and Very Rare Wrifford's 1813 New System of Penmanship Instruction Booklet misshapen glass I've had one partial setThis is a super rare one from what I can tell, published in Boston in 1813, making it a very early example of penmanship instruction, too. I was sold as soon as a saw the blue paper with cut and pasted letterpress printed title, but there are plenty of delights inside, including the fact that it was once possessed by a Persis Rice (what a great name) who wrote her name both in ink and pencil on the inside cover and dated it 1817. (I found a record of