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The American spelling book: ontaining an easy standard of pronunciation. Being the first part of a Grammatical institute of the English language

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Title
The American spelling book: ontaining an easy standard of pronunciation. Being the first part of a Grammatical institute of the English language
Additional title: Grammatical institute. Part 1. 1793.
Names
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1793
Place: Boston
Publisher: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews
Edition: Thomas & Andrews's sixth edition. With many corrections and improvements, by the author.
Issuance: monographic
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KD 1793 (Webster, N. American spelling book (6th ed.))
Genres
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By Noah Webster, jun. ...
Physical Description
Extent: X, (1)12-144 p. incl. front. (port.) illus. 18 cm. (12mo.)
With autographs of Polly Felch, 1795 and 1799.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14558464
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aa38e0d0-9096-0133-8b9d-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1758: Creator Born
  • 1793: Issued
  • 1843: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The American spelling book" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1793. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/915a7670-7d21-0130-df0c-58d385a7bbd0

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The American spelling book" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/915a7670-7d21-0130-df0c-58d385a7bbd0

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1793). The American spelling book Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/915a7670-7d21-0130-df0c-58d385a7bbd0

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The American spelling book