1891 - The Normal Review System of Writing, Regular Course - bound volume of 7 complete copy books (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 1/2, 5, and Business Forms)

Oblong semi-flexible hardcover cloth 8vo. 7 volumes of 24 pages bound with original covers. Numbers 1, 2, 3 and the business forms volume are dated 1891; 4, 4 1/2, and 5 are 1888. Gilt-stamped cover, blind embossed publisher's crest to rear board. Near Fine with rubbing to joints, minor bumping to corners and age toning to endpapers; else bright and crisp. Textblock tightly trimmed with occasional clipping to page numbers only. 

The Normal Review System of Writing embraced commercial interests, issuing a superior quality “Business Forms” booklet along with their Regular Course series, collected here in one volume. A wonderful graphic feat incorporating dynamic page design and ever-changing formats that put polish to the historical specimens used throughout the volumes. The Business Forms section is aspirational, a tantalizing promise that participation in capitalism is beautiful if you can achieve (or inherit) the right balance.