Original Hand-written English and Grammar Notebook, dated 1868. Written by Dora C. Briggs North (1853-1935), wealthy socialite and wife of Charles J. North, daughter of Dr. Horace Briggs; influential educational theorist, author, and long-time principal of the Buffalo Classical School. Junior-year English & Grammar Notebook from the Buffalo Classical School.

DESCRIPTION: Large 8vo (18cm x 21cm), Worn Half-Leather Binding over Cloth Boards with Handwritten ownership label on front board, 76pp. w 54 Manuscript pages (22 blank). Ownership inscription on front f 

CONDITION: Front board detached; rubbing/chipping to the corners and edges; inner pages are tanned, but no chipping or brittleness.