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Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the National Library of Canada
Includes portion of a piece of writing, possibly journal entries describing his daily activities in Japan, that continues from the pervious volume (August-November 1874)
Includes portion of a piece of writing, possibly journal entries describing Lyman's daily activities in Japan, that continues in the next volume (November 1874-March 1875)
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the National Library of Canada
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service
Presentation copy from Pratt to George Bancroft, and additions in Pratt's handwriting
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria
This copy is from the Louis Leslie Collection but it was missing the very import "Key to Plate I", page 48, so I have added it from the Google Books copy.
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the National Library of Canada
This is a copy of Alphabets and Lettering with Esterbrook Drawlet Pens. Zaner wrote the same so prior to 1918.
Full title: Zaner & Bloser Method Writing, Based on Arm Movement: Manual 96 . Published circa 1923, during the heyday of this style, “Manual 96” is a great little book for…
First several letters written from Shanghai, China and Calcutta, India before Lyman's return to the United States
C. P. Zaner (1895) - a course of lessons for American penmanship in the Ornamental or Artistic style from the Penman's Art Journal vols. 19-20
80 pages 18 cm
vii, 69 p. 20 cm
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
This is a practical instruction manual for "Round Writing" - a style of calligraphy also known as German Roundhand ( Rundschrift ), or French Roundhand ( la Ronde ). Friedrich…
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
64 p. 18 cm
Clyde C. Lister (1866-1940) was “one of America's best-known and beloved members of the penmanship profession.” (Obituary in The Educator, Apr. 1940, p. 22.) Quoting from the…
1 p.l., 1 sheet (22 x 53 cm.) fold. to 22 x 19 cm
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
London : Bayley 1821 Location/Holding institution: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- 40.2252
Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.167267 dc.contributor.author: Douglas C. Mcmurtrie dc.date.accessioned: 2015-07-07T00:53:11Z dc.date.available…
ManualCurrentShorthandOrthographicPhoneticSweet.pdf: full archival PDF of the Manual, primarily handwritten. sweetManualPhoneticTyped.pdf: A typed-out portion of the manual…
Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.201800 dc.contributor.author: Thomas Allen Reed dc.date.accessioned: 2015-07-09T12:40:17Z dc.date.available: 2015-07-09T12:40:17Z…
214 p. 19 cm
Part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers (MS 190)
214 p
xxii, 455 p. ; 19 1/2 cm
3 p.l., 5-59 p. 23 cm
Part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers (MS 190)
Part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers (MS 190)
Part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers (MS 190)
This is a re-created PDF using the high-quality scans of this book already on archive.org. The PDF version previously available on this site uses too much compression of the…
xix, 87 p. ; 19 cm