Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship [Spencerian]
by Spencer, Platt R. (1800-1864)
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- Good
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1875. Later edition. Good/No Dust Jacket.
Dark brown cloth with blind-stamped borders and gilt front title. Marbled text block.8vo, 8.25 inches tall; 176 pages. Tissue-guarded frontispiece; plates of sample lettering and of correct posture. In-text drawings and appendixes.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear, open corners, rubbed at spine bands, with a slight shelf lean. Stains on p126-127 (splattered light drown ink). The originator of Spencerian penmanship, a popular system of cursive handwriting. Spencer was a teacher and active in the business school movement. He was instrumental in founding the business colleges of the United States and in promoting their growth and development. He combined there his work as a teacher, his system of penmanship for keeping business records and his lectures..
Dark brown cloth with blind-stamped borders and gilt front title. Marbled text block.8vo, 8.25 inches tall; 176 pages. Tissue-guarded frontispiece; plates of sample lettering and of correct posture. In-text drawings and appendixes.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear, open corners, rubbed at spine bands, with a slight shelf lean. Stains on p126-127 (splattered light drown ink). The originator of Spencerian penmanship, a popular system of cursive handwriting. Spencer was a teacher and active in the business school movement. He was instrumental in founding the business colleges of the United States and in promoting their growth and development. He combined there his work as a teacher, his system of penmanship for keeping business records and his lectures..
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- Title
- Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship [Spencerian]
- Author
- Spencer, Platt R. (1800-1864)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1875
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