1825 Noah Webster American Spelling Book 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 ‘Speller’ went through nearly 400 editions in his lifetime alone and was nicknamed the ‘Blue Black Speller’. This work taught children how to read, write, spell, and pronounce words and was the most popular American books of the mid-19th-century.
1825 Noah Webster American Spelling Book 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 ‘Speller’ went through nearly 400 editions in his lifetime alone and was nicknamed the ‘Blue Black Speller’. This work taught children how to read, write, spell, and pronounce words and was the most popular American books of the mid-19th-century.
Item number: #21106
Price: $499
WEBSTER, Noah
The American spelling book : containing the rudiments of the English language for the use of schools in the United States
Brattleborough, Vt.: Published by Holbrook and Fessenden, 1825.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 168
- References: Allibone III, p.2628
- Provenance: Handwritten – Rebecca S. Parker
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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21106
Categories
Americana, American History
Language Study & Reference
Authors
WEBSTER, Noah
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete
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