A tutor to penmanship, or, The writing master a copy book shewing all the variety of penmanship and clerkship as now practised in England. In II parts by John Ayres

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  • A tutor to penmanship, or, The writing master a copy book shewing all the variety of penmanship and clerkship as now practised in England. In II parts by John Ayres
  • Writing master
People / Organizations
Imprint
London?] : At the Hand & Pen in St. Pls Chrd. Sold by ye author, [1698?
Added name
Sturt, John, 1658-1730.
Publication year
1698
ESTC No.
R23637
Grub Street ID
107159
Description
2 pts. in 1 v. ([3]p, [43] leaves, [1] leaf of plates) : port. ; 2°.
Note
Dimensions: 27 x 42 cm

Engraved title page signed: Sturt. sculp

Letterpress pages consist of two prefaces. The first bears the caption title "To the reader", ([2] p.) and is dated Jan. 15., 1697/8. The second is by Sturt and has the caption title "The engraver to the lovers of writing"

Published earlier (1683?) under title "The accomplish'd clerk, or accurate pen-man"; and also (1690?) under title "The penman's daily practice".
Uncontrolled note
DFo edp oblong folio; [50] leaves of plates (including the port.); the Folger has photostats from BM copy of what look to be 4 leaves of printed prelims, containing prefaces by Ayres and Sturt (I can't make out the format of these leaves, though they are definitely not oblong folio); Folger card cat. references A. Heal, The English Writing-Masters (1931), p. 152 (i.e. for info on the prefaces); Wing has imprint: Sold by ye author, and S. Crouch, [London, 1698.]; Folger copy imprint matches m'film's