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, 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 Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters 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 Easy; the

People / Organizations

• George Fisher accomptant (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Caslon, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, W. Woodfall, W. Domville, and B. Collins, M.DCC.LXXIX. [1779]

Publication year

1779-1779

ESTC No.

T185731

Grub Street ID

221902

Description

xii,384p.,plates : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price bound 2s. 6d.

Uncontrolled note

Frontis = plate