Natural writing in all the hands
Subtitle: with variety of ornament
By: by George Shelley ... ; G. Bickham sculpsit
Publisher: Printed and sold by Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, and Iohn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil
Published: 1764
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Copybooks; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Notes: Engraved throughout; consists of frontispiece portrait (plate 1), title-page (plate 2), dedication (plate 3), and sample plates 4-30.

Carington Bowles began working at this address in 1764; he and his father, John, continued to jointly publish titles from their separate addresses until John's death in 1779.

First published in 1710.

Portrait after an original by B. Lens.

No restrictions on access copy. Unrestricted online access

Bonacini, C. Arte scrittorie, 2708.

Heal, A. English writing-masters, p. 166-167.

Massey, W. Origin and progress of letters, Pt. II, p. 133-134.

Becker, D.P. Practice of letters, 178.

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