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 |
| Other author | Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Brattleborough, Vt. : Printed by William Fessenden, 1814. |
| Description | vi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-168 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Grammatical institute of the English language. Part 1 |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 33626. ^A575643 |
| General note | First published under title: A grammatical institute of the English language ... part 1. |
| General note | Running title: An easy standard of pronunciation. |
| General note | District of Connecticut copyright Mar. 14, 1804, by Noah Webster. |
| General note | Some illustrations engraved by Alexander Anderson. Cf. Skeel. |
| General note | Three 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 note | Not 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 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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 33626). |
| Genre/form | Readers. |
| Genre/form | Spellers. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1814. |
| Genre/form | Fables 1814. |
| Genre/form | Questions and answers. |
| Other title | An easy standard of pronunciation. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |