The penman's magazine, or, A new copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands
Subtitle: after the best mode : adorn'd with about an hundred new and open figures and fancies, never before publish'd : after the originals of the late incomparable Mr. John Seddon
By: perform'd by George Shelley ; supervis'd and publish'd by Thomas Read.
Contributors: Nutting, Joseph, engraver.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Seddon, John, 1644-1700.; Mordaunt, John, former owner.; Read, Thomas, publisher.
Publisher: s.n.]
Place of publication: [London
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.; Copybooks -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Upon this performance of penmanship, a poem; New copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands
Notes: First four leaves are letterpress, consisting of the title-page, an address To the Reader (unnumbered), and a poem Upon the performance of penmanship by N. Tate (pp. 1-4).

Signatures (of letterpress): [A]-B².

The other 17 leaves are engraved sample plates, printed two to a leaf, lettered by Shelley and engraved by J. Nutting.

Two editions were issued in 1705. In the first, there is no imprint information except the date. In the second, the title-page has been reset and includes a full imprint; the address also includes text not present in the first edition.

Heal, A. English writing-masters, p. 166.

Becker, D.P. Practice of letters, 177.

Massey, W. Origin and progress of letters, Pt. II, p. 132.