The instructor, or, Young man's best companion
Subtitle: containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published, and how to qualify any person without the help of a master : instructions to write a variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse ... : also merchants' accompts ... : together with the method of measuring carpenters', joiners', sawyers', bricklayer's ... and painters' work ... : likewise the practical gauger made easy ... : to which are added, The family's best companion, and a compendium of geography and astronomy : also some useful interest tables
By: by George Fisher, accomptant.
Contributors: Fisher, A. 1719?-1778.; Arnold, Thomas Dickens, 1798-1870, former owner.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed and sold by Peter Brynberg
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Wilmington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Instructor; Young man's best companion
Notes: LC copy has inscription: Tho. D. Arnold's, A.D. 1817 ... Bought of Mr. Campbell, Knoxville, price $1.25 cts.
Evans 32840
Published also under title: The American instructor, or, Young man's best companion.
Has been erroneously ascribed to Mrs. Slack (i.e. Ann Fisher Slack), who wrote under the name A. Fisher. Cf. BM; Evans; Halkett & Laing; Archaeologica Aeliana of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 3rd ser., v. 3, 17, and 18; L.C. Karpinski. The elusive George Fisher, accomptant, 1935.
Signatures: A-2H⁶.