A Penmanship improvment instruction manual.......published one yr after thr close of the CIVIL WAR......covered in gorilla was used to improve my talklng since in bought it in 1988!.....didnt care of its value......only to improve thr way i communicate.....also spine reglued.....im not kidding its a excellent educational tool!!......hope it can teach someone else other then me an my wife.......THANKS.