A copy-book written for the use of the young gentlemen at the academy in Greenwich
By: by Thomas Weston
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1726
Place of publication: London?
Language: eng
Subjects: Copybooks; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Notes: Consists of four sections: the Copy-book ([29] leaves, [1] leaf of plates), the author's Drawing book, Parts 1 & 2 ([33], [23] leaves), and his Veteris arithmeticae elementa ([8] leaves); title pages included in foliation.

The first title consists of a frontispiece, engraved title-page, dedication leaf, and 27 leaves of examples; the dedication leaf refers to "this book of writing, drawing and ancient arithmetick."

All title-pages undated.

At foot of title-page of Copy-book: "G. Bickham sculpsit 1726"

Two of the plates in the Copy-book are dated 1725.

Frontispiece mezzotint portrait in Copy-book of Weston by John Faber after an original by M. Dahl, dated 1723.

Heal, A. English writing-masters, p. 178.

Becker, D.P. Practice of letters, 206.