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 |
| Edition | The first American edition, carefully revised and corrected, from the fourth British edition. |
| Publication Info | Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts : By and for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788] |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 596 pages ; 14 cm (18mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 21385. ^A478749 |
| General note | Edition statement transposed; precedes "By William Perry ..." on title page. |
| General note | Publisher'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 forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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/form | Dictionaries. |
| Genre/form | Grammars. |
| Genre/form | Publishers' advertisements Massachusetts Worcester. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |