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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, readin...

The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, readin...

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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with gunter's line; and coggeshall's description of the sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix and dial; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linnen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters, and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compleat treatise of farriery; or, good advice to gentlemen and farmers; with a choice collection of remedies, very fit for all farriers and grooms. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.

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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with gunter's line; and coggeshall's description of the sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix and dial; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linnen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters, and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compleat treatise of farriery; or, good advice to gentlemen and farmers; with a choice collection of remedies, very fit for all farriers and grooms. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.

Publisher

London : Printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun on Ludgate-Hill, M.DCC.LV. [1755]

Date

M.DCC.LV. [1755]

Record Identifier

74VK2WMOj2yg

MMS ID

991018070529702626

Language

English

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Physical content

xii,384p. ; 12°.

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Publisher

London : Printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun on Ludgate-Hill, M.DCC.LV. [1755]

Edition

The thirteenth edition revised and corrected.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M.DCC.LV. [1755]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on busin...

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General note

Price on title page: Price 2s. 6d.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Citation / References Note

ESTC N68252.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VK2WMOj2yg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2WMOj2yg

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MMS ID

991018070529702626