The instructor: or, American young man's best companion. : 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 ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of deeds .. releases, &c. : Also, merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ... : Together with a method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... : Likewise, the practical gauger, made easy ... and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. : To which is added, the family's best companion ... And a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy ... Also, several very useful tables. / By George Fisher, accomptant.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Fisher, George (Accomptant)

Contributor:

Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 19244.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business mathematics.

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 14-384 pages, 4 leaves of plates, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm (12mo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Edition:

The thirtieth edition, revised, corrected, enlarged and improved.

Place of Publication:

Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, : by Isaiah Thomas, for I. Thomas, in Worcester; J. Boyle, E. Battelle, W. Green, B. Larkin, and J. Condy, in Boston., MDCCLXXXV. [1785] (Price bound 6s.)

Notes:

Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 19244).

Cited in:

Evans 19244

OCLC:

55831957