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Nature displayed, in her mode of teaching language to man: or, A new and infallible method of acquiring a language, in the shortest time possible, deduced from the analysis of the human mind, and consequently suited to every capacity / Adapted to the French. By N.G. Dufief, of Philadelphia. ; [Six lines of quotations] ; Vol. I. Containing the conversation phrases and Le lecteur français, première partie.[-II. Containing the philosophy of language, syntax made easy, and Le lecteur français, second partie.].

Author/creator Dufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834
Included WorkDufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834. Lecteur français.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionSecond edition, with considerable additions and corrections.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed at the press of John Watts, for the author, no. 47, North Third Street, 1806.
Description2 volumes ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 10324. ^A575643
General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes "Vol." on title page.
General noteCopyright Oct. 6, 1806, by N.G. Dufief.
General noteImprint of v. 2 varies: Philadelphia, Printed by T. & G. Palmer, for the author, no. 47, North Third Street. 1806.
General noteVol. 1: [13], iv--xliii, [3], 374, [5], 378-460 p.; v. 2: [8], 363, [1], 152 p.
General noteErrors in paging (v. 1): p. 109, 236 misnumbered 110, 326. In some copies, p. 95 is misnumbered 59.
General noteErrors in paging (v. 2): In some copies, p. 253, 1st count, is misnumbered 235. In some copies, p. 13, 2nd count, is misnumbered 31.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 10324
References Shaw & Shoemaker 10325
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 10324).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 10325).