The newest young man’s companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write v...
The newest young man’s companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse Letters on compliment, business, and several other Occasions. Forms of indentures, wills, testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills, Receipts, Releases, Acquittances, &c. Arithmetick in all its Branches, in an Easier Way than any yet published. A short and easy Method of Book-Keeping, After the Italian Manner. A Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms, and Dominions, of the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns, and Market-Days. The Management of Horses, Containing Directions to cure and prevent most Distempers which are incident to Horses. The art of painting in Oil, Colouring Maps, &c. with Water Colours, and Directions for Gilding with Gold and Silver. Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up; The Value of foreign Gold; The two great Roads from Edinburgh to London. The Exports and Imports of Great Britain to and from foreign Nations, &c. &c. &c. And An English Spelling Dictionary. The whole calculated to qualify persons for business, without a master, and illustrated with a map of the world / By Thomas Wise, Accomptant.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Berwick, [England] : printed and sold by R. Taylor, 1758.
Call Numbers
RB/1818
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Language
English
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Physical content
402, 6 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Berwick, [England] : printed and sold by R. Taylor, 1758.
Edition
The third edition, greatly enlarged and improved.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1758.
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Full title
The newest young man’s companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse Letters on compliment, business, and several other Occasions. Forms of indentures, wills, testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills, Receipts, Releases, Acquittances, &c. Arithmetick in all its Branch...
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pi¹ A (A6+1) - B⁶ (B6+1), C-2L⁶, ³a³
Rare Books copy at RB/1818: Full leather binding, 5 raised bands.
Citation / References Note
ESTC, T121471.
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RB/1818
Record Identifier
74VvWArBWNmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWArBWNmZ
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DDC
305.23
MMS ID
991012042769702626
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