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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 Great Britain, Ireland, and America. : To which are 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, at Edinburgh.

Author/creator Perry, William, 1747-1808
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBrookfield, Massachusetts : Printed by E. Merriam, & Co., [1800?]
Descriptionix, 1 unnumbered page, 11-180 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm (12mo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45790. ^A478749
General noteApproximate date of publication surmised from the typography. Ebenezer Merriam and Co. printed at Brookfield from 1798 to 1823.
General noteError in paging: p. 17 misnumbered 19.
References Bristol B7272
References Shipton & Mooney 45790
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. 45790).
Genre/formGrammars.
Genre/formSpellers.

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