The phonographic reader. A complete course of inductive reading lessons in phonography

by S. P. Andrews, Augustus F. Boyle

$150 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Boston: Phonographic Institute, 1845 . First edition, 12mo, 36 engraved plates of text in Pitman shorthand, intended for use along with the authors' Complete phonographic class book; original paper covers, manuscript shorthand note on upper cover, covers spotted, last inch of spine perished, text sound though a later impression. Andrews was an American individualist anarchist, linguist, political philosopher, outspoken abolitionist and author of several books

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