Vintage Pitman’s Shorthand Reporter - New Era Edition

A beautifully preserved vintage copy of Pitman’s Shorthand Reporter, part two of Pitman’s celebrated shorthand instruction series, published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 

Bound in soft blue-grey card with dark cloth spine, this volume has an understated, utilitarian elegance that feels instantly of its time. Inside, crisp typography sits alongside the flowing, abstract symbols of Pitman shorthand, pages that read almost like visual poetry. Exercises, advanced phraseography, and specialist vocabularies reveal a world where speed, precision, and the written word mattered deeply.

Originally created for journalists, clerks, and professional writers, this book speaks to a slower, more deliberate era of communication - one built on skill, practice, and quiet concentration. Today, it makes a thoughtful decorative object for desks and shelves, a tactile source of inspiration for writers and creatives, or a fascinating piece of social and publishing history.

A gentle patina and light age-related marks are present, consistent with its age, adding to its character and authenticity.

A timeless object for lovers of language, analogue processes, and beautifully made books - perfect styled on a writing desk, beside a typewriter, or within a carefully curated bookshelf.