| | Book | Save | | 1 | Title: | The instructor, or American young man's best companion, improved: containing instructions for reading, writing, (including the English grammar;) arithmetic, merchants' accounts, mensuration, gauging according to the most modern and approved practice, and the art of dialling. Also a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; a short description of steam engines, and a table of specific gravities of bodies, with rules for ascertaining the same. To which is added the rudiments of drawing, with several very useful tables, &c
| | | | Creator: | Fisher, George. | | | | Publication: | J. Bioren, Philadelphia,1812. | | | | Notes: | Copyright, 1810. Published also under title: The American instructor; or Young man's best companion. Has been erroneously ascribed to Mrs. Slack (i.e. Ann Fisher Slack) who wrote under the name, A. Fisher. Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat.; Halkett & Laing; Archaeologia aeliana of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 3d ser., v. 3, 17 and 18; L. C. Karpinski, "The elusive George Fisher, accomptant," 1935. | | | | Call #: | AG104 F5 1812 | | | | Extent: | xi, [13]-300 p. illus., tables, diagrs. 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 2 | Title: | The private instructor, and young gentleman's pocket companion: comprising every thing necessary in arithmetic, mensuration, guaging, book-keeping, and conveyancing, to form and complete the man of business : also, tables shewing the value, in dollars and cents, of any number of pounds, shillings, and pence ... : the whole upon a new and improved plan, and adapted wholly to private instruction
| | | | Creator: | Blake, John. | | | | Publication: | Published by D. Fenton, Trenton, N.J,1815. | | | | Call #: | QA101 B636 | | | | Extent: | vii, [1], [13]-244 p. ; 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc | Arithmetic -- To 1846 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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