The Universal English Short-Hand

Manchester: Printed by Joseph Harrop, 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, [1], [3]-92pp. There are two minor pagination errors: page 69 is erroneously numbered 68; the page number 76 is missing. The text is complete. Recent dark brown patterned paper over boards, spine lettered in gold. One engraved table and twelve engraved plates. Occasional light foxing, old repair to title… Read more about this item

Manchester, Joseph Harrop, 1767. 8vo. Contemporary calf, pp. [4], ix, [3]-92, 13 engraved plates (one in pagination), scratching and wear to binding, but cords holding firm, lamp oil spotting to beginning and end; provenance: contemporary engraved armorial bookplate Ben. Slade inside front cover; slightly later Dublin bookdealer's label. First edition of Byrom's popular system of shorthand, which had… Read more about this item

Manchester: Joseph Harrop, 1767. First edition and only edition, 8vo, pp. [4], ix, [1], [3]-92; engraved table and 12 engraved plates of shorthand characters; very good copy in contemporary full blue goatskin, elaborate gilt borders on covers incorporating stars, pineapples, shells, etc., elaborate gilt-decorated spine, red morocco label, a.e.g. With a 20th century 3-p. A.L.s from an Atherton Byrom… Read more about this item

Manchester: Printed by Joseph Harrop, Opposite the Exchange, 1767. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. 2p.l.,ix,[1],[3]-92pp. Octavo in tree calf boards with modern leather spine reback, marbled endpapers and red edges with 12 plates and 1 table (included in pagination). Edgewear to boards. good to very good Famous 18th century English shorthand book, published posthumously 4… Read more about this item

Manchester: Joseph Harrop., 1767. First edition hardback. It is bound in browning and rubbed printers boards with a recent cloth respine; the binding is broken internally after the prelims, there is one further crack between gather . The original endpaper is browning. The title leaf has a small tear. There is some browning throughout with some fingermarks to… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.