The bibliography of shorthand / by John Westby-Gibson.

  • Westby-Gibson, John, 1823-1892.
Date:
1887
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    Anders F. Julius (Dr.)—continued, information on English Authors and Systems, and was the earliest German work on the subject. Anderson J. M. See Phonographic Standard, edited by him, 1873. Anderson Thomas. Synopsis of a new system of Short Writing : being an en- tirely novel plan of universal abbrevia- tion, with primary reference to ordinary alphabetical characters. By Thomas Anderson, short-hand writer. To be had of the author. Glasgow : printed by William Rankin, 146 Renfield street. 1878. One shilling. [12 pp., i plate and printed key.] History of Writing. Article in Shorthand. Vol. i, pp. 4, 60. 1881. [This unfinished article is comprised in the “ History of Shorthand,” published 1882.] Catechism of Shorthand. Being a critical examination of the various styles, with special reference to the question, which is the best English system of shorthand ? By Thomas Anderson, author of Synopsis of a new system of Short Writing, History of Shorthand, formerly shorthand writer in the Glas- gow law courts, fellow of the Shorthand society, &c. London : W. H. Allen & Co., 13 Waterloo place, S.W. 1882. [l8mo.. vii and 70 pp.] True Theory of Shorthand. Paper in Shorthand. Vol. i, p. 115. 1882. History of Shorthand, with a Re- view of its present condition and pros- pects in Europe and America. By Thomas Anderson, parliamentary re- porter, fellow of the Shorthand Society, and formerly Shorthand-writer in the Glasgow law courts. London : W. H. Allen & Co., 13 Waterloo place, S.W., publishers to the India Office. Price I2S. 6d. 1882. [8vo. viii & 311 pp., I illustration & 4 portraits. This work contains many e.xamples of Foreign Al- phabets, and 87 English Alphabets, arranged side by side for comparison.] Anderson’s Simplified Longhand. Characters of a shorthand nature made Anderson Thomas—continued. by easy forms of longhand letters. An- derson’s Analytical Shorthand. [There are different characters for every com- bination of a consonant sound and a vowel sound ; over 150 in number, and reminding one of the diversified method of the Tironian notes.] Anderson’s Sys- tematic Abbreviations. General rules applied to the common character, to the above simplified longhand, and to the analytical shorthand. This Synopsis (price fid.) is published by W. H. Allen & Co., 13 Waterloo place. Author and inventor, Mr Thomas Anderson, etc. [1882. Fol. sheet.] Shorthand Systems : being a full discussion by various English authors and experts of the respective merits of each system, with specimens of Taylor’s, Gurney’s, Pitman’s, Everett’s, Janes’s, Pocknell’s, Peachey’s, Guest’s,Williams’s, Odell’s, Lowe’s, &c. Edited by Thomas Anderson, author of “ History of Short- hand,” formerly shorthand writer in the Glasgow law courts, parliamentary re- porter, &c. London : L. Upcott Gill, 170 Strand, W.C. (1883.) Price one shilling. [4 & 113 pp. This work is an explanation and criticism of the various systems of Shorthand discussed in the Bazaar, for several months in 1882-3.] [Entered at Stationers’ hall.] An- derson’s Abbreviations. A complete system of abbreviated longhand, of gen- eral application, adapted to printing in the ordinary letters, to writing and to type-writing ; arranged and illustrated for self-tuition in a series of lessons, by Thomas Anderson, author of “ History of Shorthand,” “ Synopsis of a new sys- tem of Short Writing,” “ Catechism of Shorthand ; ” formerly shorthand-writer in the Glasgow law courts, parliamentary reporter, &c. To be had of the author, 28 Mansfield road. Gospel Oak, N.W. (London). Printed by Jas. Wade, 18 Tavistock street, Co vent Garden, W.C. (1883.) [8vo.] Anderson’s History of Shorthand
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