The compleat writing master : a copy book furnished with all the most usefull hands now practised by the best artists in London : together with such plain and easie directions for young learners, that they may in a short time (without the help of a teacher) fit themselves for any trade or imployment whatsoever : with directions for the making of all sorts of knots or flourishes / invented, written, and engraven by E. Cocker.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Early English books online.
Main Author:	Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for Tho. Basset at the George neer Cliffords Inn Fleetstreet and Robert Pawlet at the Bible in Chancery-lane, 1670.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Copybooks > Early works to 1800. Penmanship, English > Early works to 1800. Writing books > English > Early works to 1800.
Genre:	Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (ProQuest)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (3 unnumbered pages, 13 pages), 15 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations
Format:	Electronic eBook

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