The instructor: or, American 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 deeds ... 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 genera observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion ... And a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy ... Also, several very useful tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, George, accomptant.

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

Standardized Title:

Instructor

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Manuals (Handbooks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, [1], 14-384 p., 4, [2] leaves of plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

The thirtieth edition, revised, corrected, enlarged and improved.

Other Title:

Instructor

The instructor

Place of Publication:

Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts : by Isaiah Thomas, for I. Thomas, in Worcester; J. Boyle, E. Battelle, W. Green, B. Larkin, and J. Condy, in Boston, MDCCLXXXV. [1785] (Price bound 6s)

Notes:

Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 19244

Alston, IV.390

English Short Title Catalog, W20542.

OCLC:

642781908