The Art of Writing, Reduced to a Plain and Easy System on a Plan Entirely New. In Seven Books
JENKINS, John
Published by Printed for the Author (1813), Cambridge, 1813
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8vo. Stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece and title-page by R. Maverick after Jenkins and Bickham, 10 engraved plates, illustrations of pen strokes throughout. xx, 68, [4] pp. Contemporary half sheep and marbled boards; covers rubbed, with some loss to marbled paper, frontispiece and title stained, small hole to title, occasional toning and staining The second edition, enlarged and improved, of what was, in its first edition of 1791, the first American writing manual."The author of the following work has, since the year 1781, been employed in ten states of the Union, as an instructor in the art of writing. During this period he has seen, with much regret, the want of a proper, natural, and easy method for acquiring an art, so necessary for the gentleman and the man of business" (p. vii).Jenkins (ca. 1755-1822), a schoolmaster and itinerant writing master, "demonstrated that by the dissection of the round hand letters and analysis of their interchangeable parts practically the entire alphabet can be made up of half a dozen principal strokes. The learner drilled on these elementary strokes according to his system, separately and then in combination as letters, words and ultimately sentences, is brought by sure stages to write a neat and legible hand" (Nash, p. 4)PROVENANCE: Pearly Dodge (contemporary signature to flyleaf and inscription to rear blank, "Writing is Good")REFERENCE: see Nash, pp. 4-5. Seller Inventory # 100620
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Title: The Art of Writing, Reduced to a Plain and ...
Publisher: Printed for the Author (1813), Cambridge
Publication Date: 1813
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Second Edition.
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THE ART OF WRITING REDUCED TO A PLAIN AND EASY SYSTEM ON A PLAN ENTIRELY NEW, IN SEVEN BOOKS
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Second edition, greatly expanded from the 1791 original edition (a 32-page pamphlet, Evans 23469). 8vo. xx, 68, (4) pp. Engraved title page and frontispiece, illustrated with 10 engraved plates, in-text illustrations. Plates (two somewhat crudely handcolored, including the frontis). Contemporary three-quarter leather with marbled boards. Both boards and leather heavily worn, staining and darkening to plates; rear endpaper lacking. American Imprints 28833. See Nash, American Writing Masters, 26-34pp. calling it the most substantial and original native contribution to the literature. Seller Inventory # 69374
The Art of Writing Reduced to a Plain and Easy System on a Plan Entirely New, in Seven Books
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Second Edition. Second Edition. Engraved title-page and portrait frontispiece, plus 10 engraved plates. xlviii, 68, [4]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Book I of Jenkin's work first appeared in Boston in 1791 as a small 32pp. pamphlet. It appears here in its greatly expanded form. The author's original plan to extend the set to seven volumes seems never to have materialized. Jenkins' system is an ingenious and radical departure from previous systems of instruction, and attempts to analyze the alphabet into 6 basic strokes of the pen. Nash, American Writing Masters, pp.26-34; Shaw & Shoemaker 28833 Original boards with roan spine. Foxed and worn, front joint cracked, portrait and title slightly dampstained Engraved title-page and portrait frontispiece, plus 10 engraved plates. xlviii, 68, [4]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 8761
The Art of Writing Reduced to a Plain and Easy System, on a Plan Entirely New, in Seven Books
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Second edition, greatly expanded from the 1791 original edition (a 32-page pamphlet, Evans 23469). 8vo. xlviii [another, earlier, issue has 20 pages of preliminaries], 68, (4) pp. Engraved title page and frontispiece, illustrated with 10 engraved plates, in-text illustrations. American Imprints 28833. Boards a little foxed, endpapers browned, plates age-toned, but an attractive, untrimmed, and mostly unopened copy. Original paper-backed drab boards (with "Art of Writing" added in manuscript upon the upper board). (#8381). Seller Inventory # 61304
The Art of Writing Reduced to a Plain and Easy System on a Plan Entirely New, in Seven Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. xx, 68, (4) pp., engraved title-page and frontis plus 10 engraved plates. Newly quaarter morocco with marbled boards. Seller Inventory # 759
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The Art of Writing Reduced to a Plain and Easy System on a Plan Entirely New, in Seven Books
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Second edition. Second edition. Engraved title page and portrait frontispiece, plus 10 engraved plates. xlviii, 68, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Book I of Jenkin's work first appeared in Boston in 1791 as a small 32pp. pamphlet. It appears here in its greatly expanded form. The author's original plan to extend the set to seven volumes seems never to have materialized. Jenkins' system is an ingenious and radical departure from previous systems of instruction, and attempts to analyze the alphabet into 6 basic strokes of the pen. Nash, American Writing Masters, pp.26-34; Shaw & Shoemaker 28833 Original boards paper spine. Fine copy, with the bookplate of Essex Institute Engraved title page and portrait frontispiece, plus 10 engraved plates. xlviii, 68, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 36914