A Grammatical Institute of the English Language; Comprising an Easy, Concise and Systematic Method of Education. Designed for the Use of English Schools in America. In Three Parts. Part Second.

Webster, Noah

Published by Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, 1796

About this Item

A Grammatical Institute of the English Language; Comprising an Easy, Concise and Systematic Method of Education. Designed for the Use of English Schools in America. In Three Parts. Part Second. Containing a Plain and Comprehensive Grammar, Grounded on the True Principles and Idioms of the Language. By Noah Webster and published in Hartford by Hudson and Goodwin. 1796. 136 pp. 6.5? x 4?. Hardcover contemporary wood boards.

In fair condition, with chips and losses to boards and exterior paper. Some cracking to hinges, with text block remaining bound well. Light markings, along with light staining remnants. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

PART TWO ONLY. An extremely scarce early Hartford imprint of a work by textbook producer and lexicographer Noah Webster, whose namesake 1828 dictionary would later become the most popular dictionary in the United States.

Seller Inventory # REILY-TUB-0053-XX-2604-aj6433

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Grammatical Institute of the English Language; Comprising an Easy, Concise and Systematic Method of Education. Designed for the Use of English Schools in America. In Three Parts. Part Second.
• Publisher: Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford
• Publication Date: 1796
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
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