Stenography, or the art of short hand perfected
Boston: Elam Bliss, for R. M'Dermut, 1810. Third edition, 12mo, pp. 16, 5 engraved plates, 1 folding; original printed paper wrappers; covers toned and spotted, spine perished with string repair, corner of lower cover perished and corner of last plate worn (no loss of letterpress), plates foxed, good. The first edition of this title was the first American edition of Taylor Shorthand and the first book of stenography printed in New England. It was also a piracy. This third edition attempted to distinguish itself from the original theft by adding an original fifth plate and including the name of Cornelius Mangan as editor, but his presence in the world of shorthand starts and ends here. (Beale, "Early American Shorthand Authors"). Item #53868
Price: $325.00
