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The only sure guide to the English tongue: or, New pronouncing spelling book : Upon the same plan as Perry's Royal standard English dictionary, now made use of in all the celebrated schools in Greatbritain [sic], Ireland and America. : To which is added, a comprehensive grammar of the English language; and, a select number of moral tales and fables, for the instruction of youth. : With an appendix. ... / By W. Perry, lecturer on the English language, in the Academy, Edinburgh.

Author/creator Perry, William, 1747-1808
Other author/creatorThomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831 editor.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionTenth Worcester edition. Illustrated with cuts. Carefully revised by Perry's Royal standard English dictionary, by Isaiah Thomas. And corrected of the numerous errors, which are in all other editions both British and American.
Publication InfoPrinted at Worcester, Massachusetts : By Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Sold wholsesale and retail, at his bookstore in Worcester. Sold also by Thomas and Andrews, and other booksellers in Boston, MDCCXCVII. [1797]
Descriptionix, 1 unnumbered page, 11-180 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32672. ^A478749
References Evans 32672
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., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32672).
Genre/formGrammars.
Genre/formSpellers.

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