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The only sure guide to the English tongue: or, New pronouncing spelling book. Upon the same plan as Perry's Royal standard English dictionary, (now made use of in all the celebrated schools in Greatbritain [sic], Ireland, and America, as the most complete compendium of the English language ever yet published.) : To which is added, a comprehensive grammar of the English language; and, a select number of moral tales and fables, for the instruction of youth. : With an appendix ... : For the use of schools, and private families

Title
The only sure guide to the English tongue: or, New pronouncing spelling book. [electronic resource] : Upon the same plan as Perry's Royal standard English dictionary, (now made use of in all the celebrated schools in Greatbritain [sic], Ireland, and America, as the most complete compendium of the English language ever yet published.) : To which is added, a comprehensive grammar of the English language; and, a select number of moral tales and fables, for the instruction of youth. : With an appendix ... : For the use of schools, and private families. / By W. Perry, lecturer on the English language, in the Academy, Edinburgh.
Edition
Thomas's third Worcester edition. (Carefully revised by Perry's Royal standard English dictionary, and corrected of the numerous errours, which are in all other editions both British and American.)
Published
Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, : by Isaiah Thomas. Sold by him at his bookstore, and by S. Hall, J. Boyle, B. Larkin, B. Guild, J. White, and D. West, in Boston., MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
Physical Description
ix, [1], 11-180 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. (12mo)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
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. 21383).
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Other formats
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 18, 2006
References
Evans, C. American bibliography, 21383
Genre/Form
Grammars.
Spellers.
Also listed under
United States Massachusetts Worcester.
United States Massachusetts Boston.
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