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Description & Condition:  

Today I am listing several pages from a book of calligraphy drawings by Reverend Peter Haverly Brooks. I decided to break up this book to share these very high quality pieces. 


Up for sale is this antique 1911 ink on paper  calligraphy and watercolor drawing titled "Mr and Mrs.". They are about to dive into the water. It measures 15" by 10 1/2" so each page is large. It is signed on the bottom of the newspaper clipping which appears to be a writing by Brooks. It is dated in the blue circle and is in good condition with some light staining or toning in the lower edge and lower right. See photos. On the reverse is calligraphy lettering. The last 2 photos are of the book they are from which is not for sale.

Here is some info on the artist:

Rev. Peter Haverly Brooks, son of Aaron Swart and Fanny (Duncan) Brooks, was born in Glenville, New York, December 16, 1837. He was educated in the Schenectady union school, and Union College, class of 1862; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1864; and received the degree of D.D. from Union University in June, 1897. As licentiate he supplied about one year, in 1864-65, the pulpit of the Presbyterian church at Tom's River, New Jersey; was ordained and installed by the presbytery of Albany, New York, July 11, 1865, pastor of the Presbyterian church in West Milton, New York, and served three years; was pastor of the Knowlton and Hope Presbyterian churches in New Jersey three years; in 1871 became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, serving in that capacity eighteen years, until 1889; was temporary supply of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, 1890, during the illness of the pastor, Rev. F.B. Hodge, and at the same time was Presbyterial missionary under appointment of the Lackawanna Presbytery. One of the sources of pride of Dr. Brooks is his wonderful penmanship, which excites the admiration of all who are privileged to see it. In his twenty years' service as stated clerk of Lackawanna Presbytery, he has completed five different records of the proceedings, each one containing about five hundred pages. The writing shown in these is of various styles and all are marvels of execution and neatness. They are said to be the most wonderful records of the kind ever seen in any part of the globe. In addition to this in 1864 he wrote the Lord's Prayer four times upon the space covered by a silver three-cent piece. It was written with the naked eye, and can be read clearly and distinctly.

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