The Farmer and Mechanic's Pocket Assistant. In Two Parts.

Easton, Pennsylvania: George W. Deshler, 1819. Second Edition, Revised & corrected, with many additions, by an Attorney at Law. 16mo, iii, 93 pages, bound in period leather over marbled boards. Second edition revised and corrected, of this scarce early Pennsylvania imprint, printed and published in Easton by George W. Deshler in 1819. The Farmer and Mechanic’s Pocket Assistant is a compact practical reference for farmers, mechanics, tradesmen, and householders, containing common legal and business forms, practical remarks, instructions to jurymen, and useful tables for interest and monetary conversion. The book reflects the everyday commercial, legal, and civic needs of the early republic, when small manuals such as this served as ready references for ordinary transactions. Previous owner's inscriptions, loss to the bottom of the front free endpaper, some rubbing and wear, damage to rear board, scattered foxing and discoloration, else in good + condition. Item #377

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