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The universal penman.

Title: The universal penman. Engrav'd by George Bickham.
Author: Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
Publication: London, Printed for the author, and sold by John Bickham, engraver, at the Seven-stars in King-street, Covent garden, 1733-41.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KC+++ 1733 (Bickham, G. Universal penman)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KGHW+ (Bickham, G. Universal penman)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

Additional Authors

Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.

Description

52 no. in 1 v. illus.; 41 cm.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Writing books – England – London – 1733.

Note

"First edition. Part issue."--Muir, p. 174.
Engraved throughout.
No. [1], 2, [3], 4-21, 23-25 foliated continuously (68 [i.e. 96] f.); no. 22, 26-52 have separate foliation in each number. The work includes 209 leaves, i.e. 52 numbers (most with four leaves) and one additional leaf at end.
No. [22] issued after no. 27. In this copy it is wrongly bound (leaf 2, 3, 4, 1) after the "Contents" leaf (no. [1], leaf 3).
The second part (no. 28-52) has half-title (no. 28, f. 1): Various forms of business, relating to merchandize, and trade ... design'd for the improvement of youth, in ... penmanship; and interspers'd with instructive and entertaining topics, for the amusement of the curious: being the second part of The universal penman, written by several eminent masters ...
With both the original 1733 "Contents" (no. [1], leaf 3) and the revised "Table of contents" issued in 1741 (at end).

Indexed In (note)

Call Number

*KC+++ 1733 (Bickham, G. Universal penman)

OCLC

36283285

Author

Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?

Title

The universal penman. Engrav'd by George Bickham.

Imprint

London, Printed for the author, and sold by John Bickham, engraver, at the Seven-stars in King-street, Covent garden, 1733-41.

Indexed In:

Heal: English writing-masters, p. 171, no. 7

Muir, P.H. The Bickhams and their Universal penman. (In: The Library. London. 1945. p. 162-184)

Wiles: Serial publication, p. 130-131, 288.

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Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.

Skottowe, John. Former owner MH-H

Research Call Number

*KC+++ 1733 (Bickham, G. Universal penman)

*KGHW+ (Bickham, G. Universal penman)