The American spelling book
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The American spelling book
containing the rudiments of the English language, for the use of schools in the United States
by Noah Webster
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This edition was published in 1809 by Printed by Hudson & Goodwin in Hartford.
Written in English
— 168 pages
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Previews available in: English
Grammatical institute of the English language. Part 1
First published in 1788
Subjects
English language, Pronunciation, Spellers, Orthography and spelling, Portraits, Early works to 1800, Portraits, caricatures, Readers, TextbooksThe American spelling book
containing the rudiments of the English language, for the use of schools in the United States
This edition was published in 1809 by Printed by Hudson & Goodwin in Hartford.
Edition Notes
First published under title: A grammatical institute of the English language ... part 1.
Some illustrations engraved by Alexander Anderson. Cf. Skeel.
Shaw & Shoemaker 19173
Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 120
Error in paging: p. 8 misnumbered 7.
Bound in wooden boards with leather spine; covers worn.
Holograph in ink on flyleaf and back endsheet: Fanny Hovey's book.
Explanatory note by H.E. Barker attached.
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- Created April 16, 2010
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| August 17, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | add editions to new work |
| August 17, 2010 | Edited by jmdyck | merge authors |
| July 9, 2010 | Edited by EdwardBot | remove title_prefix, correct title, tidy contributions list, improve by statement, add notes |
| May 10, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
| April 16, 2010 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Internet Archive item record. |