An Essay Intended to Establish a Standard for an Universal System of Stenography, or Short Hand Writing; Upon such simple & approv'd principles as have never before been offered to the Public; whereby a person in a few days may instruct himself to write Shorthand correctly, & by a little practice cannot fail taking down any discourse deliver'd in Public
first edition Hardcover
1786 · London
by Taylor, Sam[uel]
London: Printed for the Author, 1786. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Tree calf; 8vo; pp. [18] (title-p., dedication, list of subscribers), 98, x, plus 11 plates. Boards detached; spine a bit scuffed. First and last few leaves tanned along the edges, otherwise internally bright and clean. An excellent candidate for rebinding. Uncommon. (Inventory #: D14038)