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Youth's general director, or Hoey's new instructor [electronic resource] : containing; compendious English grammar, with the defini[tions] and etymology of all the terms made use of [its] science.--The Hibernian penman, or a new and [] introduction to the art of writing.--Select familiar letters on several occasions.--Instructions for addressing persons of all distinctions.--Art's Glory, or ready accomptant; being a new and compendious system of practical arithmetick.--Questions for the exercise of arithmetick.--Price of any commodity, by the tun, hundred, pound, ounce, yard, &c.--Directions to merchants how to keep their accounts.--A perpetual almanack of daily use to all traders.--Directions relating to the purchasing and measuring of land.--Direction for the well managing trade.--Directions to young shop-keepers and other tradesemen.--Book-keeping after the Italian manner, &c.--A short system of book keeping for shop-keepers.--Bills of exchange, with variety of examples of inland and foreign bills; likewise useful remarks and observations on bills and promissary notes.--A method of book-keeping for gentlmen of landed estates, factors, or stewards.--A short, but comprehensive account of all arts and sciiences.--Variety of letters on business and mercantile affairs.-An account of the commodities of all countries. N.B. not one of the above particulars were ever publish'd before in this kingdom. Revised by W. Richards, Accomptant.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Early works to 1800.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([4],214,[4]p.,plate )
- Other Title:
- Youth's general director, or Hoey's new instructor
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed by James Hoey, at the Mercury in Skinner Row, 1751.
- Notes:
- Possibly based on George Fisher's 'The instructor: or, young man's best companion', printed by Hoey in 1736.
- Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T212548.
- OCLC:
- 510550525
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