Treasure Trove of a 1879-80 Monticello, Iowa Drawing and Watercolor Book, with Loose Drawings Too vintage painters palette Overall beautiful antique condition

Overall beautiful antique condition

A little surface scratching but looks great

Kind of amazing

and I am quite sure whaler-made

Treasure Trove of a 1879-80 Monticello, Iowa Drawing and Watercolor Book, with Loose Drawings Too vintage painters palette Overall beautiful antique conditionThis "drawing book" (as handwritten on the cover) is filled with many many delights large and small I've done a fairly comprehensive job photographing it, though I don't think my photos do it any justice. It dates to 1879 1880, with Monticello, Iowa noted in the pages many times, along with the names Alfred B. Tucker, and Ida Black; Ida I believe was responsible for the bulk of the work, but it does seem there are contributions from two different