The royal standard English dictionary : In which the words are not only rationally divided into syllables, accurately accented, their part of speech properly distinguished, and, their various significations arranged in one line; but, likewise, by a key to this work, comprising the various sounds of the vowels and consonants, denoted by typographical characters, and illustrated by examples ... Upon a plan perfectly plain, and entirely new. : To which is prefixed, a comprehensive grammar of the English language. ... / By William Perry, lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh, author of The only sure guide to the English tongue, The man of business, The orator, &c. &c.

Author/creator Perry, William
Format Electronic
EditionThe first American edition, carefully revised and corrected, from the fourth British edition.
Publication InfoPrinted at Worcester, Massachusetts : By and for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
Description4 unnumbered pages, 596 pages ; 14 cm (18mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 21385. ^A478749
General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes "By William Perry ..." on title page.
General notePublisher's advertisement, p. [560].
General note"Appendix to the Royal standard English dictionary; containing the proper names of persons and places ... By William Perry ..."--[561]-596, with separate title page.
References Evans 21385
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. 21385).
Genre/formDictionaries.
Genre/formGrammars.
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Massachusetts Worcester.

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