The instructor, or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, 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, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales; with a list of fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenter's, joiner's, sawyer's, bricklayer's, plasterer's, plumber's, mason's, glasier's and painter's work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding rule. Likewise the practical gauger made e

People / Organizations

• George Fisher accomptant (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for W. Johnston, at the Golden-Ball, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M.DCC.LVII. [1757] The fourteenth edition corrected and improved.; ..

Publication year

1757

ESTC No.

N16993

Grub Street ID

6492

Description

xii,384p. ; 12°.

Note

Price on title page: Price 2s. 6d.

Uncontrolled note

Verify pagination; CtHT-W copy imperfect, but many other editions, including another 14th, have xii,384p. This edition not in Alston