Copybooks - Early works to 1800
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The British youth's instructor: or, the useful penman . A new copy-book. Containing alphabets and sentences in Round Text, large and finall Round Hand, and Running Hand: An abstract of the theory of writing, Initial Letters struck Capitals, and other Curious Decorations. Written, by several of the best masters, and engrav'd by George Bickham Senr. Designed for the Use of schools and Families.
Date: [1755?]- E-books
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The practical pen-man a new copy-book, containing the usual hands of Great Britain; more particularly the law-hands; ... By Thomas Ollyfe, ..
Ollyffe, Thomas, d. ca. 1725.Date: 1713- E-books
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An essay in writing exemplified in the several hands, and forms of business; Useful for those Design'd for Compting, Houses, Trade and the Publick Offices. By John Bland, Writing-Master to the Academy in Little-Tower Street, London.
Bland, John, 1702-1750.Date: [1730]- E-books
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Alderson's rudiments of penmanship, engraved by Ashby. Four copy-books, ..
Alderson, James, fl. 1793-1798.Date: 1797-98- E-books
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The young clerks assistant or penmanship made easy, instructive and entertaining: being a compleat pocket-copy-book, curiously engrav'd for the practice of youth in the art of writing.
Leekey, William, 1710?-1746.Date: [1764?]