A Secretary Hand ABC Book, PDF edition
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This version is a downloadable PDF, with instant fulfilment when you place your order. This is the digital edition of a book with 16+ five-star reviews – read them on the printed edition’s page.
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.
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Buy direct from us, the publisher. Now available as PDF download! 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. First published 1982 and reprinted many times, this downloadable version has the same content as the print version.
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.
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