Lot 43
43
A horn book

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A horn book
the rectangular leather frame inset with a parchment panel inscribed in red ink with the alphabet in upper and lower case, and numbers 1-10, the handle of cruciform outline with pierced suspension finial, English, 18th century -- 9in. (22.8cm) high

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 416, similar examples illustrated pl.445.

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