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: Read, Thomas, publisher; Parker, Richard, bookseller; Holland, James, bookseller; Lintot, Bernard, bookseller; Dewell, Joseph, bookseller; Nutting, Joseph, approximately 1660-1722, engraver; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715; Seddon, John, 1644-1700
Publisher: Sold by R. Parker, under the Piazza Royal-Exchange
Published: 1705
Place of publication: [London]; J. Holland, at the Bible in Paul's Alley, near St. Paul's Church; B. Lintott, at the Temple-Gate; J. Dewell, at the Globe near the New-Exchange, in the Strand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Copybooks; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Other titles: Upon this performance of penmanship, a poem; New copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands
Notes: 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.

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 (p. 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.

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

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