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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 v...

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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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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.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Berwick, [England] : printed and sold by R. Taylor, 1758.

Call Numbers

RB/1818

Record Identifier

74VvWArBWNmZ

MMS ID

991012042769702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

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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Alternative Titles

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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Notes

General note

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.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

RB/1818

Record Identifier

74VvWArBWNmZ

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

Other Identifiers

DDC

305.23

MMS ID

991012042769702626

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