Copy books, late-19th and 20th century drawing, c.1878-1971 and n.d.

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Folder 1: Book 6 - Freehand, The School of Art Series of Drawing Copy Books, by Rev. C.G. Brown, B.A., Principle of Carmathen Training College. London: John Walker & Co., n.d.; Drawing Book, owned by S. Butterfield, Grosvenor College, Luton, Beds., 1888; Juvenile Drawing Book of Easy Subjects, No.8, Leeds: Webb, Millington & Co., 93 Briggate, n.d.; The National Drawing Book of Landscapes - complete in twelve numbers, No. 2, London: published by T. Pewtress, 67 Newington Causeway, n.d.; Philips' Drawing Copy Book: designed & drawn by a practical teacher, London & Liverpool: George Philip & Son, New Edition - First Series of Easy Landscapes - in six books, No. 2; Universal Drawing-book, Paris L Monrocq fr. Edit. Imp. 3, Rue Suger, n.d.; No. 3 New Series, Wood's Progressive Drawing Book or Artists' Guide, completed in thirty-six numbers, London: J.T. Wood, n.d.; No. 13 Landscapes and No. 4 Leaves and Flowers, Collins' Progressive Drawing Books by C.N. Woolnoth, W.S.A., Glasgow & London: William Collins, Sons & Company, c.1878.
Folder 2: Blank drawing books, including: Six drawing exercise books ‘Cahier de Composition’ with decorative covers and with embossed page borders, n.d. [c. late-19th century]; The New Standard Drawing Book: Adapted to the Requirements of the New Code, n.d. [c. late-19th century]; The Chelsea Drawing Book [c.1966]; Drawing Book, published by John Dickenson (Artistic Series) [c.1966] [Cover illustration shows photograph of a girl watering plants]; Drawing Book, published by John Dickenson (Artistic Series) [c.1971] [Cover illustration shows photograph of two boys fishing]; Drawing Book, n.d [c. mid-20th century] [Cover illustration shows an ink bottle, a rubber, a paintbrush and a pencil].
Folder 3: French drawing copy books, including: Cahiers d'enseignement pratique du dessin - No. 3, Paysage, n.d.; Cahiers d'enseignement pratique du dessin & ornement' by Par J. Carot, Paris: Alphonse Godchaux, n.d. [c. late-19th century]; drawing exercise book No. 2, mostly showing countryside buildings structures, n.d.; pages from a drawing exercise book showing classical faces of Roman statues and from paintings by Raphael, n.d.