Excerpt from The Phonographic Instructor: Being an Introduction to the Corresponding Style of Phonography; With Engraved Illustrations and Key<br><br>The pictorial arrangement of form: has been adopted from the Class-book of Messrs. Andrews and Boyle, while the general and detailed arrangement has been varied, in order to adapt it the better to a purely practical work like the present. They who desire to investigate the subject of Phonography more deeply are referred to this Class book, and to Mr. Pitman's Manual, (8th edition.) In conclusion, the writer would express his indebtedness to Robert Patterson, Esq., for his counsel and assistance throughout the work.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.