An easy and compendious system of shorthand; : adapted to the arts and sciences, and to the learned professions. / By Thomas Sarjeant. ; [Four lines of verse].

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Gurney, Thomas, 1705-1770.

Contributor:

Sarjeant, Thomas, editor.

Sarjeant, Thomas, illustrator.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 21869.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gurney, Thomas, 1705-1770--Portraits.

Gurney, Thomas.

Gurney, Thomas, 1705-1770.

Shorthand.

Genre:

Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Poems -- 1789.

Writing books.

Textbooks.

Portraits.

Physical Description:

46 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates, XII leaves of plates : 1 portrait ; 15 cm (8vo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Other Title:

Gurney's brachygraphy, improved.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia; : Printed by Dobson & Lang for the editor: sold by T. Dobson, W. Prichard, and all other booksellers, Philadelphia; S. Campbell, New York; B. Larkin, Boston; J. Adams, Wilmington; Rice & Co. Baltimore; T. Brend, Richmond., MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]

Notes:

Half-title: Gurney's Brachygraphy, improved. [Price, half a guinea.]

"In conformity to the plan of the original author of this system, the present editor will upon application, personally obviate any difficulty that may arise ... if the number of the copy in the student's possession be inserted."--p. [10].

Plates drawn by Sarjeant; plates and frontispiece portrait of Gurney engraved by Birch.

Poems to the author, Thomas Gurney, by various writers, p. 5-8.

Advertisement for books "For the use of schools and private education. Just published by the same author ...", p. [47-48].

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 21869).

Cited in:

Evans 21869

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 1977

OCLC:

55815168