The American 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 on business or friendship. Forms of indentures ... releases, &c. Also merchants' accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the several American colonies. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy ... To which is added, The poor planter's physician ... And also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. By George Fisher, accomptant
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, in Market-Street
1748, 1748
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| Edition: | The ninth edition revised and corrected |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Alston, IV.364. - American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere. - English Short Title Catalog, W11564. - Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing. - Evans, 6238. - Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1062. - Miller, C.W. Franklin, 439. - Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. - Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 31 |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (v,[1],378p., [5]leaves of plates (1folded)) ill 12° |