Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th May 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 587

UPRIGHT PENMANSHIP . JAOESOBTS NEW STYLE VERTICAL WRITING COPY BOOKS . ilL Tl / TESSRS comp . leted SAMPSON the production LOW , of MARSTON the above series & CO of . have COPY much BOOJKS pleasure . The in Pi announcing ates have' that been they engraved have on The Copper Fibst b Series y the best consists Engraver of Eight of the Books day , , of and which the Copy the following Books are is produced a description r in the : — very highest style . 1 . First Size : Easy Text-Hand ; right lines , simple curves , easy letters , and short easy words . 2 . First Size : More Complex Letters , easy words , more difficult words , involving all the alphabet . 3 . Second Size : Small Text Hand ; short sentences , simple definitions of familiar words . I 4 . Second Size : Proper Names ; Girls' names in upper lines , with one uniform capital letter . Boys' names in lower lines , with one uniform capital letter . 5 . Third Size : Small Round-Hand ; Introduction to Small-Hand in Geographical series " . 6 . Third Size : Introduction to Small-Hand ; figure practice , dates given twice in each line . I 7 . Fourth Size : Small-Hand ( Bold ); Proverbs and Maxims , I two rulings on each page . Full and partial guiding lines . 8 . Fifth Size : Small-Hand ( Finishing ); Definitions in the Arts and Sciences . Three rulings in each page . Full , partial , and no guiding lines . PRICE T ^ vVOPENCE EACH . OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . of eloping * There is penmanship much to be . said There in cannot favour be of a upright question instead that over * There the is old- little fashioned doubt slop of ing the writing superiority , and of the this books style it author training is more certainly of consiste the makes hand nt than In out the drawing a old strong oblique and case writing shorthand for bis with . system The the should ' We ,, _ meet advise with all , general our students ± approval * * . to * . . ' try j — . Citizen thi ± x . > s style * , . April ¦ , , as 16 it ** . . la * cises and he are teaches really it very logically attractive and . systematically The writing . is The , indeed exer- , , natural and easily Irish acquired Educational / Journal , April 22 . quite speed , beautif perfect ul . legi There bility are ,. and in it grace all the . elements The copy or books freedom are , heading « j ^ n excellent the inore advanced serie 3 . . . books . The are maxima well selected and proverbs . ' admirably got up . ' Civil Service GazetteApril ' 16 . * " Jackson From ' s New the School Style Vertical Boaud Writing Chronicle Books , Feb . " . 12 $ Tos . . of * Legibility the , upright ,. is , penmanship claimed , . » as the j which . ^ pre- these eminent . excellent . , . distinction .... copy ,. 1 & to Co 8 . . —Mr By . J Jackson . Jackson has . London compiled : Sam and pson written Low this , Marston series books are designed to teach . '—Glasqow Herald , April 16 . so as to dispense once for all with letter-slope of any kind . * The style is a great improvement on the ordinary extreme The system kind is . a The bold author attempt claims to aim that at the legibility style is of con an - writing in vogue , and is likely European to become Mail popular , April . ' 15 . etructed upon a scientific , physiological , and artistio plan , , Deserve Deserve to to become becomenomilar impressed and his opening with the remark truth s of prove his system that he . No is trouble thoroughly has shinny w ojPgJJ illu ; strated p ± -apeu , April A n 9 » . been spared in the production of the books , which we can ' We hail with pleasure a decidedly successful attempt atrongly recommend to From the the notice Schoolmaster of our readers , April . * 80 . to teach children how to write plainly Metropolitan . ' , April 30 . London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSlfoN , SEARLE & ftlVIITOTOlSr , I Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , . | S . C .

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