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La plume volante: or, The art of short-hand improv'd. : Being the most swift, regular, and easy method of short-hand writing yet extant. Compos'd after fifty years practice and improvement of the said art, by the observation of other methods, and the intent study of it

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1750?].
Call number: 636764
Creator: Mason, William (active 1672-1709)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd, February 2013. Armorial bookplate: Cornelius Walford F.S.S. Autograph on front flyleaf: Richard Rickard[?]. Ms. bibliographical annotations on front flyleaf. Armorial bookplate on inside of back cover: Bibliotheca Lindesiana.
Dimensions: 15 cm (12mo)
Associated people: Keith, George, (-1782,); Marshall, Joseph, (active 1705-1725,); Walford, Cornelius, (1827-1885,)
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La plume volante: or, The art of short-hand improv'd. : Being the most swift, regular, and easy method of short-hand writing yet extant. Compos'd after fifty years practice and improvement of the said art, by the observation of other methods, and the intent study of it

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