A Secretary Hand ABC Book
£10.00
New and in print, direct from the publisher – £10.
With thousands of copies sold, this very popular handy guide to “secretary hand” includes illustrations of characters A to Z, common abbreviations, practice words, numbers and some samples and transcripts of wills 16th to 18th centuries, nursery rhymes and a list of words. Written by former chairman Alf Ison, this book is published by Berkshire Family History Society.
870 in stock
Description
A handy guide to “secretary hand”. It shows each letter shape from A to Z, plus common short forms, practice words and numbers. It also has sample wills from the 16th to 18th centuries, with transcripts, nursery rhymes and a word list. ISBN: 0 9508366 0 5 (ISBN-13: 978 0 9508366 0 7). First published 1982; reprinted 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2006 and 2018.
This much-loved book covers the letter forms of the ‘Early modern’ age. You may still see these forms in records from the early 19th century. The late Alf Ison, a past chairman of the Society, wrote it. Berkshire Family History Society still publishes it today.
Additional information
| Weight | 150 g |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 15 cm |