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The universal penman / engrav'd by George Bickham.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio Z43 .B58 1743
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio Z43 .B58 1743
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Penmanship.
- Commercial correspondence--Early works to 1800.
- Commercial correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 unnumbered leaf, 212 leaves (engravings) : illustrations ; 39 cm (folio)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for and sold by H. Overton, 1743.
- Notes:
- Added title pages: The universal penman, or The art of writing : made useful to the gentleman and scholar as well as the man of business : exemplified in all the useful and ornamental branches of modern penmanship : with some necessary observations on the excellency of the pen and a large number of select sentences in prose and verse, various forms of business relating to merchandize and trade, letters on several occasions, accurate specimens of the oriental languages and alphabets in all the hands now practis'd / written with the friendly assistance of several of the most eminent masters, and engrav'd by Geo Bickham : the whole embelish'd with beautiful decorations for the amusement of the curious.
- Originally issued in 52 no., this is the 4th ed. Cf. Muir, P.H. "The Bickhams and their Universal penman." The Library, 4th ser., v. 25, p. 162-184.
- OCLC:
- 14401401
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