The instructor; or, Young man's best companion. : Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies. How to write letters on business or friendship; forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book keeping; with a description of the product, counties, and market-towns in England and Wales, and a list of fairs according to the new style. The method of measuring carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen, with the description of gunter's line, and goggeshall's sliding-rule. The practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and six dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which are added, the family's best companion; and a compendium of geography and astronomy. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, George (Accomptant)

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Physical Description:

xii,382 pages, 2 unnumbered pages,plates ; 12⁰

Edition:

The twenty-first edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Printed by A. Donaldson, and sold as his Shops in London and Edinburgh, MDCCLXVII. [1767]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a final advertisement leaf.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

Alston, IV.375

English Short Title Catalog, N18214.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.