The penman's magazine, or, A new copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands : after the best mode : adorn'd with about an hundred new and open figures and fancies, never before publish'd : after the originals of the late incomparable Mr. John Seddon
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Type of record: Book
Title: The penman's magazine, or, A new copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands : after the best mode : adorn'd with about an hundred new and open figures and fancies, never before publish'd : after the originals of the late incomparable Mr. John Seddon
Other titles: Upon this performance of penmanship, a poem; New copy-book, of the English, French and Italian hands
Classmark: BC Art/SHE
Creator(s): Shelley, George (1666-1736)
Additional creator(s): Read, Thomas (Other); Nutting, Joseph (1660-1722) (Other); Tate, Nahum (1652-1715) (Other); Seddon, John (1644-1700) (Other)
Related people: Read, Thomas; Nutting, Joseph; Tate, Nahum; Seddon, John
Publisher: [s.n.]
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): 1705
Language: English
Size and medium: 4 p., [19] leaves
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/375035
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991006549189705181
Description
Two editions were issued in 1705. In the first, there is no imprint information except the date. In the second, the title-page has been reset and includes a full imprint; the address also includes text not present in the first edition.
First four leaves are letterpress, consisting of the title-page, an address To the Reader (unnumbered), and a poem Upon the performance of penmanship by N. Tate (pp. 1-4).
Signatures (of letterpress): [A]-B².
The other 17 leaves are engraved sample plates, printed two to a leaf, lettered by Shelley and engraved by J. Nutting.
Indexed in: Heal, A. English writing-masters,
Indexed in: Massey, W. Origin and progress of letters,
Indexed in: Becker, D.P. Practice of letters,
Additional description
First edition. Bound as an oblong quarto, originally folio, 33 engraved plates and one leaf of letterpress text the plates cut in half (except the dedicatory leaf, which is folded to fit) and bound as a quarto volume wanting the letterpress title page and two leaves of letterpress text, but with the Address to the Reader by Thomas Read (also not cut in half but folded).
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