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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, Esq.

Author/creator Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Other author/creatorAnderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBrattleborough, Vt. : Printed by William Fessenden, 1814.
Descriptionvi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-168 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Uniform titleGrammatical institute of the English language. Part 1
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 33626. ^A575643
General noteFirst published under title: A grammatical institute of the English language ... part 1.
General noteRunning title: An easy standard of pronunciation.
General noteDistrict of Connecticut copyright Mar. 14, 1804, by Noah Webster.
General noteSome illustrations engraved by Alexander Anderson. Cf. Skeel.
General noteThree states noted, in variant stages between the 183 edition and the 1814 "revised impression." In the first state, all gatherings except for E are typographically identical to the 1813 edition, and gathering E is typographically identical to the 1814 "revised impression." The illustration on page 83 is identical with that in the 1813 edition. In the second state, gatherings A, C-D, G-L, and N are typographically identical to the 1813 edition, while gatherings B, E-F, M, and O are typographically identical to the 1814 "revised impression. The illustration on p. 83 is identical to that in the 1813 edition. In the third state, gatherings A, C-D, H-L, and N are typographically identical to the 1813 edition, while gatherings B, E-G, M, and O are typographically identical to the 1814 "revised impression." The illustration on p. 83 is identical to that in the 1814 "revised impression."
General noteNot in Shaw & Shoemaker.
General note"Additional lessons."--p. 151-156.
General note"A moral catechism."--p. 156-168.
References Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 149
References McCorison, M.A. Vermont, 1684
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. 33626).
Genre/formReaders.
Genre/formSpellers.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1814.
Genre/formFables 1814.
Genre/formQuestions and answers.
Other titleAn easy standard of pronunciation.

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