Dissertations on the English language: with notes, historical and critical. To which is added ... an essay on a reformed mode of spelling, with Dr. Franklin's arguments on that subject
by Webster, Noah
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Boston: printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co, 1789. First edition, 8vo, pp. 410, full original sheep, red morocco label; some scuffing and light general wear, text a little spotted, one internal gathering extended, but overall a very good copy. A Webster family copy with the ownership stamp of Webster's son-in-law, William Chauncey Fowler, on the title-page. Also, with the early ownership signature reading "Luther Holly's Book, 1789." A seminal work, dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, in which Webster puts forth for the first time the spirit of an American (as opposed to an British) language, and particularly its orthography, the reform of which grew out of his correspondence with Franklin. Evans 22259; Skeel 651. A plethora of copies in the U.S. but ESTC locates only two institutions holding copies in the UK: Cambridge and the BL.
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- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
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- 64370
- Title
- Dissertations on the English language: with notes, historical and critical. To which is added ... an essay on a reformed mode of spelling, with Dr. Franklin's arguments on that subject
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Orthography , spelling reform , ,
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