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The alphabet of reason: being an essay toward constructing a plan to facilitate the art of swift writing, commonly called short-hand; upon rational principles.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO) Available online

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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Alphabets--Early works to 1800.
Alphabets.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (16p.,tables )
Other Title:
Alphabet of reason
Place of Publication:
London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, in the Strand; C. Henderson, under the Royal Exchange, and W. Nicol, in St. Paul's Church Yard, M,DCC,LXIII. [1763]
Notes:
"Founded on Jeake's simple but worthless system of eight characters first put forth in the 'Philosophical transactions', no.487. May 20, 1748" (Westby-Gibson, Bibliography of shorthand).
Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Sixpence.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T89762.
OCLC:
642724189

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