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New American spelling book, or The child's easy introduction to spelling and reading the English tongue. To which is added, an entire new, plain and comprehensive English grammar. : Also, the shorter catechism, by the Assembly of Divines. : The whole adapted to the capacities of young children; rendering the use of a primer unnecessary
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New American spelling book, or The child's easy introduction to spelling and reading the English tongue. [electronic resource] : To which is added, an entire new, plain and comprehensive English grammar. : Also, the shorter catechism, by the Assembly of Divines. : The whole adapted to the capacities of young children; rendering the use of a primer unnecessary.
Published
Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, : by Isaiah Thomas: sold at his book-store, and by E. Battelle in Boston., MDCCLXXXV. [1785]
Physical Description
144 p. : ill. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
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Notes
"This book was rather hastily compiled. I had designed to have written another spelling book on a new plan, and provided some materials for that purpose, but had not leisure to execute the work whilst I continued in the printing business. I. Thomas."--Ms. note in the American Antiquarian Society copy.
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. 19271).
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Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2006
References
Evans, C. American bibliography, 19271
Genre/Form
Juvenile literature - 1785.
Grammars.
Catechisms.
Also listed under
Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.
United States Massachusetts Worcester.
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