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The Self-taught Conveyancer or Farmers' and Mechanics' Guide: Being a Compilation from the most approved authorities of the various instruments of writing which are found necessary in the common concerns of the Farmer Mechanic and man of business
1819002632York Pa: P. Hardt 1819. Hardcover. Very Good . Title page continued: "arranged in so clear and concise a manner that the most ignorant may with ease by referring to it execute bonds leases deeds indentures notes articles of agreement &c. without application to an attorney Gentleman of the Bar . . . And to be had of Shaeffer and Maund Baltimore." iv 91 p.: forms; 18 cm. Original calf spine with plain brown paper over boards. Early American Imprints Shaw & Shoemaker 49395. The printer Peter Hardt was active as a printer in both English and German in York Pa. in the late 1810s and was briefly the owner of the York Recorder 1818-1819. Illustrating the evolution in papermaking at this time in printing this book he was using paper from multiple sources some signatures printed on laid paper and others on wove. A scarce and interesting example of printing in York Pa. in the early 19th century. In Very Good Condition: boards are very rubbed and slightly soiled; ink marks on title page; creasing to some upper page corners; pages are browning but clean and tight. P. Hardt hardcover
Classic Books and Ephemera · États-Unis232,00 $US≈ 196,30 €
