Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box But this is the first

But this is the first I've found that is completely blank

and is perfectly suited to use as such)

There are a few brown stains here and there but the drawing is crisp and bright and the paper in excellent condition

the much venerated first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland

I've documented a representative sample

Luthera M. Whitney's Charming Antique Sketchbook, Full needle and thread box But this is the firstI did bother to look up Luthera Whitney, who signed this sketchbook, and turns out she went on to become a published writer, with works including (doesn't seem too surprising!) "Old Time Days and Ways," focused on homesteading, published in 1883. I also found a record of her listed as a school teacher in Springfield Vermont in 1870, age 26, so would guess this sketchbook dates to 1860 or so. While not every sketch here is super exciting, there are a