New Spencerian compendium of penmanship. : a comprehensive work upon the art in its various departments: practical writing, calligraphy, text and lettering, flourishing, pen-drawing ; accompanied by full instructions, and illustrated by seventy-three full-page steel and lithographic plates, and a profusion of other illustrations.
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New York ; Ivison, Blakeman and Company, [1887].
Format
Book
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xviii, 80 pages, 73 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 x 33 cm
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Providence Public - Special Collections
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Published
New York ; Ivison, Blakeman and Company, [1887].
Language
English

Notes

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Added title page, engraved.
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Dedication to Platt Rogers Spencer signed: Robert C. Spencer, Henry C. Spencer, Platt R. Spencer, Harvey A. Spencer, Lyman P. Spencer.
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The first compendium was issued in 1857. -- cf. introduction.
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Title printed in black and red.
Bibliography
List of Spencerian publications: pages xvi-xvii.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Spencer, P. R. 1., & Spencer, R. C. (1887). New Spencerian compendium of penmanship.: a comprehensive work upon the art in its various departments: practical writing, calligraphy, text and lettering, flourishing, pen-drawing ; accompanied by full instructions, and illustrated by seventy-three full-page steel and lithographic plates, and a profusion of other illustrations. . Ivison, Blakeman and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Spencer, Platt R. 1800-1864 and Robert C. Spencer. 1887. New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship.: A Comprehensive Work Upon the Art in Its Various Departments: Practical Writing, Calligraphy, Text and Lettering, Flourishing, Pen-drawing ; Accompanied By Full Instructions, and Illustrated By Seventy-three Full-page Steel and Lithographic Plates, and a Profusion of Other Illustrations.. Ivison, Blakeman and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Spencer, Platt R. 1800-1864 and Robert C. Spencer. New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship.: A Comprehensive Work Upon the Art in Its Various Departments: Practical Writing, Calligraphy, Text and Lettering, Flourishing, Pen-drawing ; Accompanied By Full Instructions, and Illustrated By Seventy-three Full-page Steel and Lithographic Plates, and a Profusion of Other Illustrations. Ivison, Blakeman and Company, 1887.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Spencer, Platt R. 1800-1864., and Robert C Spencer. New Spencerian Compendium of Penmanship.: A Comprehensive Work Upon the Art in Its Various Departments: Practical Writing, Calligraphy, Text and Lettering, Flourishing, Pen-drawing ; Accompanied By Full Instructions, and Illustrated By Seventy-three Full-page Steel and Lithographic Plates, and a Profusion of Other Illustrations. Ivison, Blakeman and Company, 1887.

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