The pen's dexterity : or, the ingenious and useful art of writing short-hand. Containing twenty copper-plates (curiously Engrav'd in the Author's Life-Time for the Use of his Scholars) of all the Letters, Characters and Contractions us'd therein. With Rules and Directions explaining the same to the meanest Capacity. Whereunto are added, Law-Terms, with other Discourses, as on War, Trade, Birds, Beasts, Fruits, Vermin, &c. Approv'd by both Universities, practis'd by Honourable Persons, Reverend Divines, Eminent Lawyers and Gentlemen; and is of special Use for Travellers, &c. By Jeremiah Rich, To whom the Publick is so much oblig'd for the Psalms and New Testament done by him in the same Character.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Jeremiah, d. 1660?.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shorthand--Early works to 1800.

Shorthand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([3],6-8,15-16,23-30,34-43,[12]p.,plates ) port. ;

Edition:

The sixteenth edition.

Other Title:

Pen's dexterity

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Edmund Parker, at the Bible and Crown in Lombard-Street, near Stocks-Market, [1735?]

Notes:

Text interleaved with short-hand, engraved on plates numbered to fill the gaps in pagination.

With a frontispiece and 6 final leaves of advertisements.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T109858.

OCLC:

642275381