The newest young man's companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. Letters on compliment, business, and several other Occasions. Forms of indentures, bonds, wills, testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Releases, &c. Arthmetick in all its Branches, in an Easier Way than any yet published; With The art of mensuration. A short and easy Method of Book-Keeping, After the Italian Manner. Likewise a Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms and Dominions, in the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns, and Market-Days. The art of painting in Oil, colouring Maps, &c. with Water Colours, and Directions for Gilding with Gold or Silver; The Art of Making Artificial Fireworks; Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up: and an English spelling dictionary. Th whole calculated to qualify persons for

People / Organizations

• Robert Taylor ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

Berwick: printed and sold by R. Taylor, 1754.

Publication year

1754

ESTC No.

T222907

Grub Street ID

245628

Description

xi,[1],406,[2]p.,plates : map ; 12⁰

Note

Titlepage in red and black.

The final leaf contains 'A table of the most familiar proper names of men and women'.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price, Two Shillings and Sixpence.

Uncontrolled note

P. 12 misnumbered 21