Brief Longhand System Of Longhand Contractions By Means Of Which The Principal Advantages Of

by Andrew J Graham

$50 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

New York: Andrew J. Graham, 1857 . 12mo, pp. 76; original black cloth gilt, marbled endpapers, minor wear to head and tail of spine, duplicate stamp on endpaper, else fine. Mostly a reform of spelling, but with some advice on improving the economy of longhand letter forms as well. Graham was a stenographer and teacher of phonography who sued Benn Pitman for theft of his improved system. Item #53871

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