The instructor or, young man's best companion. Containing Spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies. How to write letters on business or friendship; forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Merchants' accompts, and a short and easy method of book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties, and market-towns in England and Wales, and a list of English and Scots fairs according to the new-style. The method of measuring Carpenters', Joiners', Sawers', Brick - layers', Plusterers', Plumbers', Masons', Glaziers', 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. The Practical Gauger made easy; the art of dialing, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which are added, the family's best companion; and a compendium of geography and astronomy; also, some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant - Fisher, George accomptant (printed for the booksellers, 1792)
Alston, IV.400
English Short Title Catalog, T75744
Reproduction of original from British Library