VOLUME I. NO. 1. DECEMBER, 1852. THE UNIVERSAL PHONOGRAPHER: A MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF PHONOGRAPHY, AND TO VERBATIM REPORTING, WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION TO LEARNERS. PRINTED IN PHONOGRAPHY. E. WEBSTER, EDITOR.
New York: Published by Fowlers and Wells, [1852]. 16pp. Original printed and illustrated wrappers. Unbound [formerly stab-stitched] and folded. Good plus.
The rear wrapper explains that the pamphlet is, "Printed in the corresponding style, and, to a considerable extent forms an advanced instruction book for beginners, familiarizing the mind with the best phonographic forms."
Other than the wrappers, the entire text is printed in the phonographic system of shorthand. Lomazow says this periodical, which printed until 1855, "supersedes American Phonographic Journal."
Lomazow 592. OCLC 1162389701 [2- Clements, U Lynchburg] as of March 2026. Item #41782
Price: $500.00