1880/83 Prep School Student Autograph Album - Kents Hill, Maine 19thC w/ drawing

Description

1880 to 1883
Prep School Student Autograph Album - Kents Hill, Maine. 19th Century Calligraphy and Drawings
Perfect penmanship by this student's classmates at Kents Hill - the 30th oldest boarding school in the United States and one of the oldest continuously operating co-educational college preparatory schools, founded in 1827.
Several beautiful drawings and clever notes. One reads: "Your loss is my gain, old boy!" Another one - rather odd: "Remember thrice floor, back alley washing days." Most include dates, between 1880 and 1883. All but 5 students sign with Maine towns. Those five - one each from New York, California, Maryland, Spain and Cuba.
The Navy leather cover is embossed front and back with the same design. The front cover is painted with postcard style motifs surrounded by gold floral decoration. The back is left unpainted. The spine has an interesting silver embossed design. Gilded edges. The clean endpapers are an ivory moire. The pages alternate between cream and light blue colored. All but a few signatures remain dark and easily legible. A few are a bit faded but still legible.
48 pages with 42 entries. 3.5 in x 6 in
Great condition for an 1880s book. Spine is tight with no loose pages. Most signatures dark. A few faded but still legible. Edge gilding bright with little wear. Cover edges show wear but no major damage. Some wear to leather - more significant on back.
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