A New System of Teaching the Art of Writing

Author Written and published by Joseph Carstairs British

Printer William Molineux British

Engraver H. Mutlow British

1814

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Title: A New System of Teaching the Art of Writing
Author: Written and published by Joseph Carstairs (British, active early to mid 19th century)
Printer: William Molineux (London)
Engraver: H. Mutlow (British, active 19th century)
Published in: London
Date: 1814
Medium: Illustrations: etching
Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1/2 in. (23.5 x 15 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.70.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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