1838 Portsmouth, NY Alphabetical Ledger with Hand-marbled Cover beautiful doll I think this one would

I think this one would be the perfect complement especially for an old pencil drawing

is a really striking rich orange with hand-painted giant yellow lily and graphic black leaves

15" x 8 1/4" x 3/4"

its great patina

1838 Portsmouth, NY Alphabetical Ledger with Hand-marbled Cover beautiful doll I think this one wouldRare in my experience to come across an alphabetically tabbed ledger like this, and such a beautiful one, filled with the names of old Portsmouth, NH families someone from these parts would surely recognize. The letters of the alphabetical index are printed individually cut from somewhere and adhered one by one to the edges of the pages, with the pages to follow trimmed in order that each letter be visible from the front. To me all those letters lined