The universal English short-hand; or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner

by John Byrom

$1,200 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

Manchester: Joseph Harrop, 1767. First edition and only edition, 8vo, pp. 4 , ix, 1 , 3 -92; engraved table and 12 engraved plates of shorthand characters; very good copy in contemporary full blue goatskin, elaborate gilt borders on covers incorporating stars, pineapples, shells, etc., elaborate gilt-decorated spine, red morocco label, a.e.g. With a 20th-century 3-p. A.L.s from an Atherton Byrom tipped in, mentioning Byrom's shorthand system, and a

• Binding: Leather

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