The Universal English Short-Hand; or, The Way of Writing English, in the Most Easy, Concise, Regular, and Beautiful Manner. Applicable to Any Other Language, But Particularly Adjusted to Our Own. Invented by John Byrom,.

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1st Edition. 2p.l.,ix,[1],[3]-92pp. Octavo in tree calf boards with modern leather spine reback, marbled endpapers and red edges with 12 plates and 1 table (included in pagination). Edgewear to boards. good to very good Famous 18th century English shorthand book, published posthumously 4 years after the author's death. Byrom who was from a wealthy Manchester family began teaching his system in the 1720's and would later through an act of Parliament be granted the sole right of teaching and publishing his system for 21 years, after runing into some difficulties in his proposal to publish his system by subscription in 1739.

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The Universal English Short-Hand; or, The Way of Writing English, in the Most Easy, Concise, Regular, and Beautiful Manner. Applicable to Any Other Language, But Particularly Adjusted to Our Own. Invented by John Byrom,.

Editor

Manchester Printed by Joseph Harrop, Opposite the Exchange 1767

Fecha de publicación

1767

Encuadernación

Encuadernación de tapa dura

Edición

1ª Edición

Estado

good to very good

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