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The Young Lady's Book, 1829
 

'The Young Lady's Book', of unknown authorship, was published by Vizetelly, Branston and Co in London, in 1829.

A full copy of the work can be accessed online here.

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Letters, Notes and Billets - Letterfolds / The Lover's Knot / The Three-Cornered Note

This section contains mention of letters folded into knots (possibly in the manner of the Lover's Knot?), of folding three inch square pieces of paper into 'thirty triangles' (presumably actually thirty-two), and of the use of envelopes.

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Crimped Paper Hand Screens

Note that these screens are crimped using a crimping machine.

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Modelling in Pasteboard and Paper - Cardboard Modelling

This section contains inter alia instructions for making various containers by the cardboard modelling method.

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