The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer, Containing...
A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or, Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents, Laid Down in So Plain a Manner, That the Farmer, Mechanic, Apprentice, Or School Boy, Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an Atorney. Prefaced with Twelve Pages of Scrip, Intended as a Copy for Those Persons Who Wish to Improve Their Hand Writing at Leisure Hours at Home Without the Instructions of a Teacher. To Which is Added, The Art of Penmanship. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by S. Roberts, 1822. Seventh editin, issue with 47-page appendix. Octavo (7" x 4"; 18 cm x 10 cm), 88, 47 pp. Main text parallel to spine. Pp. 5-12 printed in script. Quarter sheep over plain-paper boards. Rubbing to boards and extremities with wear to spine and corners. "Wilson Collection" property stamp to front free endpaper. Light browning and foxing to text, light edgewear to a few leaves. $150. * Seventh edition, one of two issues. This popular formbook for laymen was first published in 1818. Later editions and adaptations were published into the 1840s. Bibliographers note two distinct issues of this seventh edition. While both share identical title pages referencing "The Art of Penmanship," this scarcer issue is complete with the supplemental 47-page penmanship guide bound at the rear, rather than terminating abruptly at page 88.
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