The American instructor: or, 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 indentures ... 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. With instructions how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters and medicines, necessary in all families. A compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant. With alterations and amendments adapted to the use of the youth of the United States of America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, George, accomptant 20384

Contributor:

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

Standardized Title:

Instructor

Language:

English

Physical Description:

xii,372p., [7]leaves of plates (1folded) : ill. ; 12°.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, in Market Street, MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]

Notes:

Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

Textually and typographically identical, except for the title page, with the issue with title: The instructor, or Young man's best companion .. Burlington: Printed by Isaac Collins, M,DCC,LXXV [i.e. 1787].

Errors in paging: p. 353, 354 misnumbered 253, 254.

Frontispiece engraved by James Thackara.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 20709; Alston IV.394