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Feathered Commonplace Book of Miss Catherine Dornford

Catherine Dornford, Heaton Dornford
Varied and interesting commonplace book with as its most unusual feature a bright and colourful collection of feathers which are tipped onto four… Read more
Published in 1853 by Unpublished.
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Varied and interesting commonplace book with as its most unusual feature a bright and colourful collection of feathers which are tipped onto four pages with sealing wax, without annotations.

Half calf over decorated boards, corners and backstrip worn but the binding is sound. Catherine Dornford's ownership inscription appears on the first blank followed by 30 neat manuscript pages, entitled 'Practice', of mathematical sums and accounts. Next are headings for attendance at Sabbath School although there were very few scholars. The second half of the book has been completed in pencil by other members of the Dornford family including Heaton Dornford, and consists of verse with titles such as December, The War, The Ship's Arrival and High Life Below Stairs. The book ends with Chapters 1 and 2 of 'Aunt Kathy's Christmas Pastry', again in Catherine's hand. An intriguing volume.


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Added under Manuscript
Publisher Unpublished
Date published 1853
Subject 1 Manuscript
Product code 10060


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