The American spelling book : containing an easy standard of pronunciation. : Being the first part of A grammatical institute of the English language. : To which is added, an appendix, containing a moral catechism and a federal catechism. / By Noah Webster, Jun. Esquire, author of "Dissertations on the English language," "Collection of essays and fugitive writings," &c.

Author/creator Webster, Noah
Other author Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795, dedicatee.
Other author Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionThomas & Andrews' twenty-fourth edition. With many corrections and improvements, by the author.
Publication InfoPrinted at Boston : By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, Faust's staute, no. 45, Newbury Street, sold, wholesale and retail, at their bookstore; by said Thomas, in Worcester, by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, in Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, in Baltimore.--, 1801.
Descriptionx, 1 unnumbered page, 12-156 pages : illustrations, 1 portrait ; 18 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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Uniform titleGrammatical institute of the English language. Part 1
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 1632. ^A575643
General noteFirst published under title: A grammatical institute of the English language ... part 1.
General noteRunning title: An easy standard of pronunciation.
General noteSome illustrations engraved by Alexander Anderson. Cf. Skeel.
General noteCopyright Oct. 7, 1790, by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
General noteDedicated to Rev. Ezra Stiles.
General notePagination includes frontispiece portrait of Webster pasted as endpaper to upper cover.
General note"A short introduction to grammar: being an abridgment of the second part of the Institute."--p. [125]-144.
General note"Appendix," p. 145-156, contains "A moral catechism: or Lessons for Saturday" and "A federal catechism. Containing a short explanation of the Constitution of the United States of America, and the principles of government."
General notePublisher's "Advertisement" for correct and uniform editions of all three parts of the Institute, verso of title page.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 1632
References Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 63
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. 1632).
Genre/formReaders.
Genre/formSpellers.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1801.
Genre/formFables 1801.
Genre/formQuestions and answers.
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.
Other titleAn easy standard of pronunciation.

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