1795 FAMED Noah Webster American READER Speller Dictionary Grammar Americana
The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely ‘American’ culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.
Webster’s American “Reader” went through numerous editions, titles, and versions, including this 1795 printing of “An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking”.
Item number: #27480
Price: $599
1795 FAMED Noah Webster American READER Speller Dictionary Grammar Americana
The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely ‘American’ culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.
Webster’s American “Reader” went through numerous editions, titles, and versions, including this 1795 printing of “An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking”.
Item number: #27480
Price: $599
WEBSTER, Noah
An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth
New York: by George Bunch & Co., 1795.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- IV, 5-239 (i.e., 237)
- References: Evans 33178
- Provenance:
- Bookplate – Richard G. Durnin
- Handwritten – [Lauran Tyler, 1799]
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)
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Categories
Americana, American History
Language Study & Reference
Authors
WEBSTER, Noah
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete
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