The Instructor ; or Young Man's Best Companion - to Which are Added The Family's Best Companion, and A Compendium of Geography & Astronomy, Also Some Useful Interest Tables

Language: English

Published by Printed for the Bookseller, London, 1799

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Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United KingdomC. Parritt

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1799 (1727) later edition.360pp. Fair/None. Brown leather covered boards, spine replaced with tape, some rubbing/bumping to edges, a little scuffing, loss of a small amount of leather from back board. Contents generally clean and tight but for minor soiling/browning, minor creasing, ffep missing, minor loss to edgesof a few pages but text not affected. Owner's name to back of frontis and inside back cover. Engraving at frontis, 2 fold-out diagrams. An interesting book providing everything an 18th century young man could possibly need to know before entry into the world of business. Includes sections on spelling, reading, writing & arithmetic; how to write in prose & verse, and letter writing; accounting & book-keeping; methods of measuring and calculating wages for different trades; and instructions in different trades. A fascinating document of social history. This is a relatively early edition.

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Title
The Instructor ; or Young Man's Best Companion - to Which are Added The Family's Best Companion, and A Compendium of Geography & Astronomy, Also Some Useful Interest Tables
Author
Fisher, George
Publisher
Printed for the Bookseller, London
Publication year
1799
Condition
Fair
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Full-Leather
Language
English
Dimensions
16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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Building, Construction, Industry, Text Books

C. Parritt

Derby, United Kingdom

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