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The phonographic teacher: a guide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonetic shorthand

The phonographic teacher: a guide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonetic shorthand Author: Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897 Year: 1866 32 p. 16 cm View on Archive.org

Curry shorthand manual

Curry shorthand manual Author: Curry, James Samuel, 1861- Year: 1917 Published, 1908, with title: Euclid shorthand manual View on Archive.org

The Euclid shorthand manual : Grahm-Pitmanic

The Euclid shorthand manual : Grahm-Pitmanic is a public domain book, originally published in 1861. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this…

Instruction in practical shorthand: a simple arrangement of the essentials of Graham phonography for all schools. Comprising also a progressive scheme of word-sign study; a rev. version of Smith's numerals; a manual of blackboard illustrations for…

Instruction in practical shorthand: a simple arrangement of the essentials of Graham phonography for all schools. Comprising also a progressive scheme of word-sign study; a rev.…

1898 Gregg's Shorthand Manual - 3rd Version Published in US

Here is the 1898 Gregg's Shorthand Manual. This is the 3rd version of the Gregg Shorthand Manual. Here are the versions for Pre-Anniversary and Anniversary Gregg Shorthand: 1888…

A manual of cursive shorthand

A manual of cursive shorthand Author: Callendar, Hugh Longbourne, 1863-1930 Year: 1889 iv, 124 p View on Archive.org

Lettering for schools and colleges, for the office and workshop ...

Lettering for schools and colleges, for the office and workshop ... Author: Steeley, Frank Year: 1902 1 View on Archive.org

Universal stenography or A new compleat system of short writing microform rendered perfectly easy to read write designed for the use of schools private gentlemen

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service

Graham's business shorthand: an arrangement of Graham's standard or American phonography for high and commercial schools

Graham's business shorthand: an arrangement of Graham's standard or American phonography for high and commercial schools Author: Graham, Andrew Jackson, 1830?-1894 Year: 1916…

Lettering for draftsmen, engineers and students. A practical system of freehand lettering for working drawings

Lettering for draftsmen, engineers and students. A practical system of freehand lettering for working drawings is a public domain book, originally published in 1858. The…

Boyd's syllabic shorthand text book; a system of shorthand in which characters represent syllables, thereby greatly simplifying the science ..

Boyd's syllabic shorthand text book; a system of shorthand in which characters represent syllables, thereby greatly simplifying the science .. Author: Boyd, Robert, b. 1870…

Practical shorthand; a complete and systematic exposition of phonography

Practical shorthand; a complete and systematic exposition of phonography Author: Case, Leland B Year: 1904 viii, [9]-244 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

A system of easy lettering. With a supplement consisting of eight alphabets

A system of easy lettering. With a supplement consisting of eight alphabets Author: Cromwell, John H. [from old catalog] Year: 1903 34 . of illus View on Archive.org

Key to Graded Lessons in Shorthand: A Series of Easy Steps ... for the Use ...

Key to Graded Lessons in Shorthand: A Series of Easy Steps ... for the Use ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1889. The complete text is available to read…

[Th]e phonographic teacher [microform] : [g]uide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonography or phonetic shorthand

[Th]e phonographic teacher [microform] : [g]uide to a practical acquaintance with the art of phonography or phonetic shorthand Author: Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897 Year: 1891…

Mosher shorthand; a complete guide to amanuensis work and verbatim reporting

Mosher shorthand; a complete guide to amanuensis work and verbatim reporting Author: Mosher, Fred Willis Year: 1903 xxii, 206 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

The shorthand writer: a complete guide to the commercial, professional, and other uses of shorthand

The shorthand writer: a complete guide to the commercial, professional, and other uses of shorthand Author: Reed, Thomas Allen, 1826-1899 Year: 1892 222 p. 19 cm View on…

Stein-shorthand manual. High-speed shorthand for high-speed transcribing..

Stein-shorthand manual. High-speed shorthand for high-speed transcribing.. Author: Forester, Henry, 1858- Year: 1919 "Copyright ... by Francis J. Stein." View on Archive.org

Van Sant manual of shorthand

Van Sant manual of shorthand Author: Van Sant, Elizabeth Year: 1913 Munson system View on Archive.org

Complete shorthand manual for self-instruction and for use in colleges

Complete shorthand manual for self-instruction and for use in colleges is a public domain book, originally published in 1899. The complete text is available to read online.…

Manual of the principles, word-signs, contractions and phrases of the Munson-Barrett system of shorthand

Manual of the principles, word-signs, contractions and phrases of the Munson-Barrett system of shorthand Author: Barrett, Charles R. [from old catalog] Year: 1903 206 p. 22 cm…

Complete shorthand manual for self instruction and for use in colleges

Complete shorthand manual for self instruction and for use in colleges Author: Day, Alfred, 1844-1912 Year: 1897 xix, 250 p. 19 1/2 cm View on Archive.org

A manual of linear shorthand; an original scientific alternating system

A manual of linear shorthand; an original scientific alternating system Author: Clay, Arthur Joseph Year: 1898 vi, 113 p. 19 cm View on Archive.org

American manual of phonography : being a complete exposition of phonetic shorthand

American manual of phonography : being a complete exposition of phonetic shorthand Author: Longley, Elias, 1822-1899 Year: 1854 vii, 9-124 p. ; 18 cm View on Archive.org

Shorthand simplified. Hecht's system of improved longhand ..

Shorthand simplified. Hecht's system of improved longhand .. Author: Hecht, Joseph A Year: 1888 16 p. 24 cm View on Archive.org

A system of lucid shorthand

A system of lucid shorthand Author: Spencer, William George Year: 1894 System developed in 1833 View on Archive.org

Pitman's shorthand instructor : a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shorthand

Pitman's shorthand instructor : a complete exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of shorthand Author: Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897 Year: 1920 Includes index View on Archive.org

Everybody's shorthand; the simplest, most legible, and swiftest system of phonography extant

Everybody's shorthand; the simplest, most legible, and swiftest system of phonography extant Author: Harmon, Elizabeth Gilmer Year: 1906 32 p. 19 cm View on Archive.org

Free-hand lettering : being a treatise on plain lettering from the pracitical standpoint for use in engineering schools and colleges

Free-hand lettering : being a treatise on plain lettering from the pracitical standpoint for use in engineering schools and colleges Author: Wilson, Victor T. (Victor Tyson)…

Elements of plane and solid free-hand geometrical drawing, with lettering; and some elements of geometrical ornamental design, including the principals of harmonic angular ratios, etc. In three parts ... for draughtsmen and artisans; and teachers and…

Elements of plane and solid free-hand geometrical drawing, with lettering; and some elements of geometrical ornamental design, including the principals of harmonic angular…

A SYSTEM OF SHORTHAND

A SYSTEM OF SHORTHAND is a public domain book, originally published in 1869. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this work include System…

Lessons in Lettering: Inclined Single Stroke

Full title: Lessons in Lettering: A Series of Practice Books with Text, Examples and Exercises. Book 2: Inclined Single Stroke. First published over a century ago, this little…

The Art of Making a Speech - Printed in Gregg Shorthand - 1920

The Art of Making a Speech (circa 1920) includes five short articles on public speaking. The Gregg Shorthand plates match the 1916 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand manual.

The art of lettering

The art of lettering Author: Svensoen, Carl Lars, 1884- Year: 1924 p. cm View on Archive.org

Caligraphy, the new shorthand [microform] : a complete course of progressive lessons in verbatim shorthand reporting, specially arranged for easy acquirement by the general public without the aid of the teacher

Caligraphy, the new shorthand [microform] : a complete course of progressive lessons in verbatim shorthand reporting, specially arranged for easy acquirement by the general…

The Phonographic Teacher: A Course of Lessons in Phonetic Shorthand

The Phonographic Teacher: A Course of Lessons in Phonetic Shorthand is a public domain book, originally published in 1857. The complete text is available to read online. Topics…

Challenge shorthand manual, Pitman-graphic

Challenge shorthand manual, Pitman-graphic Author: Scougale, Malcolm, 1849-1929 Year: 1917 176 p. 23 x 18 cm View on Archive.org

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