An easy and compendious system of shorthand
Subtitle: adapted to the arts and sciences, and to the learned professions
By: By Thomas Sarjeant. ; [Four lines of verse]
Contributors: Sarjeant, Thomas, editor; Sarjeant, Thomas, publisher; Sarjeant, Thomas, illustrator; Birch, engraver; Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823, printer; Lang, Thomas, 1763?-1793, printer; Prichard, William, -1815, bookseller; Campbell, Samuel, 1765-1836, bookseller; Larkin, Benjamin, 1754-1803, bookseller; Adams, James, 1724?-1792, bookseller; Rice, Henry, -1804, bookseller; Rice, James, bookseller; Brend, Thomas, bookseller
Publisher: Printed by Dobson & Lang for the editor: sold by T. Dobson, W. Prichard, and all other booksellers, Philadelphia; S. Campbell, New York; B. Larkin, Boston; J. Adams, Wilmington; Rice & Co. Baltimore; T. Brend, Richmond
Published: 1789
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Portraits; Shorthand; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Gurney's brachygraphy, improved.
Notes: Half-title: Gurney's Brachygraphy, improved. [Price, half a guinea.].

"In conformity to the plan of the original author of this system, the present editor will upon application, personally obviate any difficulty that may arise ... if the number of the copy in the student's possession be inserted."--p. [10].

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-F⁴.

Plates drawn by Sarjeant; plates and frontispiece portrait of Gurney engraved by Birch.

Poems to the author, Thomas Gurney, by various writers, p. 5-8.

Advertisement for books "For the use of schools and private education. Just published by the same author ...", p. [47-48].

Evans, C. American bibliography, 21869

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 1977

English short title catalogue (ESTC), W31357

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