Deutsche & englische Vorschriften für die Jugend
By: aufgesetzt und gestochen von Carl Friederich Egelmann
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1821
Place of publication: Reading, Pa.?
Language: ger; eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Copybooks; Penmanship
Other titles: Deutsche und englische Vorschriften für die Jugend
Notes: All engraved, consisting of an illustrated title-page within an oval border, and 11 writing samples.

The sample letter on leaf [12] is dated 'Reading May 7th, 1821'.

Three other issues are known. The first, with 20 leaves, is dated [1820?] by Bötte and Tannhof; the second, with 14 leaves and embellishments to the engraved t.p., is dated 1823 by Nash; the third has 16 leaves and further t.p. embellishments, and the date on leaf [12] has been altered to '1831'.

Nash, R. American penmanship 1800-1850, 134.

Bötte & Tannhof. German printing, 2522.

Shoemaker 5238.

Text primarily in German, some in English.