This vintage instructional manual, published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., serves as a comprehensive guide to the stenographic system that revolutionized modern office work. Released to mark the 100th anniversary of Isaac Pitman’s 1837 invention, the "New Course" offers a refined approach to the phonetic-based shorthand method used globally by reporters and secretaries throughout the 20th century. The book features a vibrant orange cloth-bound cover with clean typography and remains a significant piece of social and educational history. Internally, the pages are remarkably clean and well-preserved, showing minimal toning for their age; however, the exterior displays noticeable shelf wear, including fraying at the spine head and corners, and some light staining on the front board.