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New York: Samuel S. and William Wood, 1857. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarter leather with boards (worn). Incomplete. Missing pages 169-170; 327-328; 1,029-1,036; 1,037-1,048; 1,053-1,066. Title page torn without textual loss. Full refund if not satisfied.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-27. Paperback. Good.

Delmar, NY: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine. Blue cloth boards, octavo, not illustrated. Book has faint soil and shelfwear to boards, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

New York: Samuel S. & William Wood. Good with no dust jacket. 1851. Hardcover. Nice leather grammar textbook from 1851. Names of previous owners on end sheets and title page. Book showing wear. Foxing on front pages and rear pages. No noticable writings or underlining inside. ; 5 3/4" x 9 1/8"; 1028 pages .

William Wood & Company, 1851 Book. Good+. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some shelf wear to black half-leather hardcover. Edges of text block are a bit dusty. Otherwise a solid, unmarked volume. Index. 1102 pp..

New York:: William Wood,, 1851.. hardcover. Used, very good. Condition: Very Good Minus. Large, thick hardcover with marbled boards and leather spine with gold lettering and bands, leather corner covers, 1102 pages. Cover has moderate wear but is still very attractive (gold lettering and bands on spine are bright and clear; slight rubbing along edges of leather cover; a couple of small holes in the leather near top of spine; tips of outer corners just starting to round). Binding split after copyright page but cover held securely by twine in binding; title/copyright page partly separated from textblock. Minor foxing. No marks or writing. Rather nice condition. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

New York: William Wood & Co., 1865. Ninth edition, revised and improved. Used - Good. Full brown leather, black leather spine label with gilt lettering, octavo, 1102 pp. frontispiece. Ex-library with marking on spine and stamp on title page, leather scuffed with fraying at head and tail of spine, along with rubbing to joists; small closed tear in frontispiece. Foxing as per usual. Overall, internals are very sound. Good.

New York and London: Samuel S. & William Wood, and Sampson Low, Son & Co, 1858. London edition after the second edition, revised and improved, large thick 8vo, pp. xx, [21]-1070, [2]; engraved frontispiece portrait (spotted); rebound in modern full green cloth, gilt title on spine; owner's signature on title page, text clean and sound, very good. The largest grammar ever compiled, with a useful 10-p., double column "Catalogue of English Grammars and Grammarians" which gives a short-title list of more than 350 related volumes consulted by the author. Brown, a Quaker and a native of Rhode Island, enjoyed considerable success as a teacher and a compiler of text books, some of which were still in print as late as 1929 in New York. Of English grammars, only Cobbett's appears to have enjoyed so long a life. The Grammar of English Grammars was his last and largest work. "Brown had a real gift for defining terms and for discriminating usage, but the merits of his book are buried under a heap of pedantic… Read More

Samuel S. & William Wood, 1857-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair+ hardcover. RARE ORIGINAL 1857 PRINTING. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text unmarked. Pages still quite nice with just a light 1/4" damp stain on top edges (does not come close to text). Covers (buckram with leather raised band spine) show heavy edge wear with rubbing/scuffing/soiling and bumped corners. Spine edge wear/chipping and vertical tears along hinges. Front Hinge cracked but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York, W. Wood [Etc. ], 1864. 8th Edition. revised and improved. Hardback. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked calf-baked buckram boards. Panel edges rubbed and dulled with some loss to the spine bands. Remains quite a strong example overall. All edges marbled. Scans etc on request. ; 1102 pages; Description: xx, [21]-1102 p. Front. (port. ) 25 cm. Subjects: English language--Grammar. Related Names: Berrian, Samuel U. Notes: ""A digested catalogue of English grammars and grammarians, with some collateral works and authorities...."" p. [xi]-xx.