The American instructor, or, Young man's best companion
Subtitle: containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published ... : instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse ... : also merchants accompts, ... : together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule : shewing how to measure carpenters, joyners, sawyers, bricklayers, plaisterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work ... : likewise the practical gauger made easy ... : to which is added, The poor planters physician, with instructions for marking on linnen ... : and also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers : the whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind
By: by George Fisher, accomptant.
Contributors: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.; Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.; Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The ninth edition revised and corrected.
Publisher: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the New-Printing-Office, in Market-Street
Published: 1748
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: American instructor; Young man's best companion
Notes: Evans 6238
Rosenbach, A.S.W.  Children's books, 31
Miller, C.W.  Franklin, 439
Signatures: A³, B-Z⁶, Aa-Ii⁶ Kk³.
LC copy imperfect: p. 237-240 mutilated and lower half of p. 377-378 torn away.