The 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 ... Forms of indentures ... releases, &c. Also merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ... Together with the method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy ... and some general 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 some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant.

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  • The 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 ... Forms of indentures ... releases, &c. Also merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ... Together with the method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy ... and some general 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 some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant.
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People / Organizations
Imprint
Burlington [N.J.]: Printed and sold by Isaac Collins, M,DCC.LXXV [i.e., 1787]
Publication year
1787-1787
ESTC No.
W27279
Grub Street ID
337365
Description
xii,372p., [7]leaves of plates : ill. ; 12⁰
Note
Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

Typographically identical, except for the title page, with the issue with title: The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion .. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank .. MDCCLXXXVII. The frequent use of the date 1787 in examples (e.g., p. 166) confirms that year as date of publication.

Error in paging: p. 353-354 misnumbered 253-254.

Frontispiece engraved by James Thackera.
Uncontrolled note
Signatures: [A]? B-Q? 2I-2Q? R-2A? (N3 missigned L4)