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A Grammar of the English Language in a series of Letters, Intended for the Use of Schools and young people in General, but More Especially for the Use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices and Plough Boys
by Cobbett, William
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Clement, 1824. Octavo. no pagination. [240] pages. While in his day he was known as important books on the English countryside, his contribution to grammar in the early Nineteenth Century is significant. He is closer to the descriptivist approach than the proscriptive approach than his contemporaries. His aim was to reach not the social elite of England, but the everyday person who was literate but unsure of how to write in an organized fashion. In one sense, his work is a major factor in the eras move to understanding linguistics. Bound in 3/4 black morocco over cloth, raised bands with title gilt within one compartment, some soiling to boards, rubbing to upper joint. contemporary ink note to front end papers. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018830
- Title
- A Grammar of the English Language in a series of Letters, Intended for the Use of Schools and young people in General, but More Especially for the Use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices and Plough Boys
- Author
- Cobbett, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Clement
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- English Language; English Syntax;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language and Linguistics;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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