The universal penman;. or, the art of writing made useful to the gentleman and scholar, as well as the man of business. Exemplified in all the useful, and ornamental branches of modern penmanship; ...
George Bickham the Elder (London 1684 – 1758)
Category
Books
Date
1733 - 1741
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
NT 3008720
Summary
Bibliographic description
52 pts in 1v. ([212?] plates) :. ill.; fol. Former acc. no. 3775. Foliated, possibly by Philip Glass in 1748. Pasted on inside cover: series of 24 Roman capitals and an engraving of St George and the dragon, inside back cover a duplicate copy of Table of Contents. Provenance: Bequest of James de Rothschild, 1957. Provenance: Final flyleaf recto has "Philip Glass Septemb 29th, 1748. William Glass August 19th 1749". Binding: eighteenth-century English calf, gilt fillet, red lettering-piece in spine, red and white headband, red edges.
Makers and roles
George Bickham the Elder (London 1684 – 1758)