The Self instructor, or, Young man's best companion; being an introduction to all the various branches of useful learning and knowledge. Containing writing, grammar, arithmetic, astronomy, geography, chronology, and miscellaneous articles. To which is added, The artist's assistant; comprising the arts of drawing, perspective, etching, engraving, mezzotinto scraping, painting, dyeing, colouring of maps, etc. A brief account of naval and military affairs. Also, various useful medicinal receipts
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Type of record: Book
Title: The Self instructor, or, Young man's best companion; being an introduction to all the various branches of useful learning and knowledge. Containing writing, grammar, arithmetic, astronomy, geography, chronology, and miscellaneous articles. To which is added, The artist's assistant; comprising the arts of drawing, perspective, etching, engraving, mezzotinto scraping, painting, dyeing, colouring of maps, etc. A brief account of naval and military affairs. Also, various useful medicinal receipts
Other titles: Young man's best companion; Complete young man's companion; Artist's assistant
Classmark: Bedford Collection A680
Additional creator(s): Bowles, Carington (1724-1793) (Other); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); Julchen, Aaron (Former owner)
Publisher: Printed and published by Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon
Publication city: Liverpool
Date(s): [1810?]
Language: English
Size and medium: [4], 593, [3] pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/729378
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019874055005181
Description
Much of the text also appeared in The complete young man's companion; or, Self instructor. Manchester, 1811. Part of the text of The artist's assistant also appeared in a book with that title, sometimes ascribed to Carington Bowles.
"Stereotype edition."
Probable imprint date from internal evidence. Cf. p. 389 [chronology ends at 21 August 1810].
Features
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A680: contemporary mottled calf [worn], gold tooled on spine.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A680: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: HA/3. MS. inscription on front flyleaf: Aaron Julchen his book 1818.
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