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 accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book keeping; with a description of the product, counties, and market-towns in England and Wales, and a list of fairs according to the new style. The method of measuring carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, 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 goggeshall's sliding-rule. The practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and six 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, accountant
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Main Author: Fisher, George accomptant (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Printed by A. Donaldson, and sold as his Shops in London and Edinburgh MDCCLXVII. [1767]
Edition:The twenty-first edition
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Item Description:Alston, IV.375
English Short Title Catalog, N18214
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland
With a final advertisement leaf
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xii,382,[2]Seiten,plates) 12°

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