Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 17th January 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 41

MARCUS WARD'S IMPROVED WRITING COPYBOOKS . H ^ HIS entirely New Series of Copy Books is specially planned to ensure the easy I and rapid progress of the J ^ upit , to lighten the labour of the Teacher , a ? id to secure the formation of a Beautiful , Distinct , and Rapid Handwriting . The style is flowing a ? id graceful in form . The copies are facsimiles of the actual writing of an accomplished penman , and are more easily imitated than the usual - copperplate ' style . A uniform character of writing is maintained throughout the series f . Every letter is formed with a view to its ready connection with others . An approvedform of each letter is adopted and adhered to throughout , thus familiarising the eye with the best forms only . Nor in the Capital Letters is any departure allowed from the adopted form , except in the most advanced books . For the Introductory Books a size of writing has been selected which is not too large for small fingers , and the size is gradually reduced in the following bocks . Every word is written from beginning to end without lifting pen from paper—the chief requirement for rapid writing . The Small Letters are taught i ? i a progressive order . Each letter is introduced in order of difficulty , and in combination only with the letters learnt on previous pages . Each copy is repeated in the middle of the page ( except in the advanced books ) , thus lessening the tendency of pupils to copy their own writing as the head-line gets farther from the eye . The middle line also facilitates comparison when the page is finished . Figures in a large , free style arefirst introduced in Book 4 , after the capitals have ken taught . They are given in smaller size in Book 5 and in still smaller size in Book 6 , where they are arra ? jged as used in practice . , Great pains have been taken in the selection of sentenceswhich are either timehonoured Proverbs , Precepts , or Quotations from Standard A , uthors . \ Books r to 7 complete the Writing Course ; but two more advanced books , Nos . 8 and % containing some Novel Features , will shortly be ready . Book 8 gives models of two , three , and four-line Quotations from Shaksperebringing into prominence the gaieral effect of the lines in relation to each other . , Book 9 gives Business Lette ? s and Forms arranged in a neiu way , calculated to nterest the pupiL Plain and Ornamental Lettering is given in great variety in Book io ? which is superior in execution to any thing of the kind yd published . LIST OF MARCUS WARD'S IMPROVED WRITING COPYBOOKS . PRICE TWOPENCE EACH . f ° int a N ° - * " J n ^ iroductory HXluctory— Short Long Letters Letters - W o rd , s // tl . \\ IJ ' f ' Text Te \ i . . 8 . Sentcncca Selections from Precepts Sha kspere and Adages . . ) Finishing , Small Hand Hand . I Words of Long and Short Letters . Half Text . 9 . Commercial Correspondence . Business Hand . J > - sente « pital nces Letters ( Proverbs , Short ) Words and Figures , & Figures . R ^ Hal tud / Hand Text , . to u . . Lettering Blank Exercise —Plain Book and - Ornamental Ruled with . Margin , se ntences ( Proverbs & c . ) & . Figures Medium Hand . 12 . Blank Exercise Book—Cross-Ruled . All are ready for delivery except Nos . 8 and 9 . ft MARCUS WARD & And CO Royal . \ 67 U and lster 68 Works Chandos , Belfast Street . , London , W . C . ( 26 ; ) I ^ P ^ 5 ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦¦'¦'¦ ¦ '¦ : ¦¦ - ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ,. - . u ¦ ¦¦¦ , ¦ ¦ ¦¦ == ? (§

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