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The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. : Instructions to write variety of hands ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, ... releases, &c. : Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book keeping; with a description of the several American colonies. : Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters ... To which is added, The poor planter's physician ... And also, prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. / By George Fisher, accomptant.

Author/creator Fisher, George (Accomptant)
Other author/creatorSlack, Ann Fisher, 1719-1778.
Format Book and Microform
EditionThe tenth edition, revised and corrected.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, in Market-Street, 1753.
Descriptionv, 384 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; (12mo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7120
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7120. ^A478749
General noteErroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.
General noteSignatures: A-2I⁶ 2K⁴.
General noteBooksellers' advertisement, p. [385-386].
References Evans 7120
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1298
References Miller, C.W. Franklin, 568
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7120).
Genre/formTextbooks.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Available Items

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 7120 ✔ Available