‎Noah‎

‎Webster Noah‎

‎On being American. Selected writings 1783-1828. Edited by Homer D. Babbidge Jr.‎

‎New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1967. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 184; 4 full-page illustrations included in pagination; jacket a little soiled and abraided else very good. Essays by Webster on the United States mostly political but some on cultural nationalism. <br/><br/> Frederick A. Praeger unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 19488

‎Webster Noah‎

‎Revised Edition. The Elementary Spelling Book Being an Improvement on "The American Spelling Book". The cheapest the best and the most extensively used spelling-book ever published‎

‎New York: Published by D. Appleton & Co. 443 & 445 Broadway 1859. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. 2 168 2 pages. Illustrated. Publisher's advertisements front and rear including endpapers. Date of publication from address of publisher Appleton moved to this address from 346 & 348 Broadway in 1859 and publisher's advertisement at rear is dated 1859; note the text on the printed boards still states "346 & 348 Broadway". ~ Revised edition. A later edition of Webster's greatly influential spelling book. "In 1783 Noah Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. It was a concise dictionary for adults and a precursor to the 1828/1829 compendium An American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster modeled his spellers and dictionaries after English imports but included American words definitions and pronunciations. He believed that Americanizing spelling grammar and pronunciation would unify the new nation. Webster revised the first speller in 1787 under the title of The American Spelling Book and included tables of pronunciations common abbreviations and reading lessons for schools at the back of the book. Webster's son William adapted this sequel for school children in 1844 shortly after his father's death. This edition was used by the majority of literate Americans well into the mid-20th century." Smithsonian Insitution online catalogue. A few pages with small dog ears; some light soiling. In publisher's black-printed blue paper-covered boards thus the popular name "blue-backs" backed in faded red cloth. Small chip to cloth in front hinge some bumping to corners otherwise very good. Skeel page 129. Published by D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 6659

‎WEBSTER Noah‎

‎The American Spelling Book: Containing an easy Standard of Pronunciation. Being the First Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language. In Three Parts‎

‎Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin. hardcover. A few text engravings. viii 1 10-165pp. 1 page of publisher's ads correct pagination. 16mo contemporary calf head of spine lightly worn corners worn and bumped last page chipped in margin several pages with small tears in the right margins calf rubbed light foxing to many pages. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin n.d. circa 1800.<br/><br/> The twenty-fifth Connecticut edition.<br/><br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 264394

‎WEBSTER Noah‎

‎The American Spelling Book; Containing the Rudiments of the English Language for the Use of Schools in the United States‎

‎Wells River: Ira White 1843. hardcover. good. Frontis. and several text engravings. 168pp. 18mo original calf-backed boards boards worn and lightly soiled scattered light foxing. Wells River VT: Ira White 1843.<br/><br/> Ira White unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 262665

‎Webster Noah‎

‎The Handy American Dictionary of the English Language‎

‎Chicago: Donohue Henneberry & Co 1892. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Binding repaired. 1892 Small Hard Cover. 320 pp. Revised and enlarged edition of 1892. A comprehensive lexicon for the million based on the labors of Noah Webster and other American and English authorities containing over thirty-two thousand words and phrases correctly defined; to which is added a list of foreign words phrases and quotations from ancient and modern languages; abbreviations used in writing and printing etc. etc. Illustrated with 670 engravings. Donohue, Henneberry & Co unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2307183

‎Webster Noah‎

‎The little Webster dictionary. 18000 words‎

‎New York: Tiny Book & Novelty Co 1930. Miniature book approx. 44 x 38 mm. pp. 799; original red limp cloth upper cover and spine lettered in black all edges red; a bit edge worn lower cover and last few leaves detached but present else very good and sound. <br/><br/> Tiny Book & Novelty Co hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 44407

‎Webster Noah‎

‎The Prompter: or A Commentary On Common Sayings And Subjects; Which Are Full Of Common Sense The Best Sense In The World.‎

‎Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Charless 1802. Later Printing. Good in 1/4 leather and marbled paper covered boards. A 16mo measuring 6 1/4 by 4 inches with the text block close to loose within its original boards held on only by the sewing cords which are woven into the boards. The pages are all uniformly tanned and there are two early prior owner's names on the front paste down. Page 23/24 has two small chips from its upper and lower margins which does not impact on any printing. 80 pages of text. Skeel 682 Printed by Joseph Charless hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB29021

‎Webster Noah‎

‎THE PROMPTER; OR A COMMENTARY ON COMMON SAYINGS AND SUBJECTS WHICH ARE FULL OF COMMON SENSE THE BEST SENSE IN THE WORLD. "TO SEE ALL OTHERS FAULTS AND FEEL OUR OWN."‎

‎Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom 1794. 96pp. Leather backed birch boards. Most paper worn away from boards 20% loss to rear board which is detached. Lacks free endpapers. Else a sound copy. An early edition of a popular guide reprinted well into the 19th century first printed in Hartford in 1791. SABIN 102383. EVANS 28050. Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM20219

‎Webster Noah‎

‎THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE CONSIDERED IN RESPECT TO ITS PROGRESS AND EFFECTS. By an American.‎

‎New York 1794. 72pp. Later imitation leather. Light stains and toning to text old library stamp on verso of titlepage. Good. Condemnation of the conditions in France and a call for constitutional liberty for all. An early pamphlet by the great lexicographer. EVANS 28053. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM23873

‎Webster Noah‎

‎To the friends of literature‎

‎New Haven 1839. 12mo 12pp. stitched as issued; some light spotting along the gutter edge but generally fine. Skeel 763 showing this to be the same text as that printed in broadside form in 1836 with slight changes. See also Skeel 762: "An essay discussing orthography and pronunciation and the books which record and teach them with particular reference to Webster's series of books. This is followed by a testimonial subscribed by thirty-one senators and severity-three representatives . The compiler believes the introductory matter and connective notes were written by Webster. In this pamphlet version the names are not given individually. From this point the text and recommendations are partly the same partly new the latest date being January 1839." <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 9583

‎Webster Noah‎

‎Webster's new twentieth century dictionary of the English language. Unabridged second edition based upon the broad foundations laid down by Noah Webster. Extensively revised by the publisher's editorial staff under the general supervision of Jean L. McKechnie‎

‎Cleveland: World Publishing Company 1970. Large thick 4to pp. xiv 2129 160 8 leaves of color maps some double page; pictorial endpapers text illustrations throughout; original olive cloth gilt lettering blue and gilt decorative boarders all edges speckled; in tan white and blue printed dust jacket; a bit rubbed a few shallow tears along jacket edges else a fine copy. <br/><br/> World Publishing Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 39628

‎Webster Noah‎

‎Webster's Quarto Dictionary Unabridged‎

‎Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1854. Hardcover. Quarto; Poor Hardcover; Dark Brown spine with Gold text; Boards shaken heavy edgewear heavy shelfwear part of spine label and text missing due to tearing bumping and heavy rubbing to corners black marks on both covers scratches on both covers fraying along head edge of spine; Textblock has age toning tape to fix tear at top corner of front endpaper split hinge between front endpaper and pastedown split hinge between rear endpaper and pastedown foxing on most pages staining to top corners of first 100 pages split hinge between pages 704 and 705 pages 904 and 905 page 1367 torn in half remaining portion of page 1367 fixed with tape; 1367 pp. 1327200. FP New Rockville Stock. George and Charles Merriam hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 1327200

‎Webster Noah‎

‎Webster's universal dictionary of the English language. With a comprehensive addendum of newest words compiled by Joseph Devlin‎

‎Cleveland: World Syndicate Publishing Company 1937. 2 volumes large 4to pp. lvi 968 969-2024 8 leaves of color maps; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster in volume 1 text illustrations throughout; original tan embossed cloth red and black-stamped spine labels all edges red; some shelf wear edges and corners a bit rubbed; pages uniformly toned; an attractive set. Volume 2 imprint date 1936. "This dictionary is not published by the original publishers of Webster's Dictionary or by their successors" - at head of title pages. <br/><br/> World Syndicate Publishing Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 39632

‎Webster Noah‎

‎挿譯綴字書 Sôyaku tsuzuriji-sho Spelling book. Edited by Gyoginshi Toyo.‎

‎Tokyo: Binsei Kyosho 1871. Fukurotoji 7.25" x 4.75" 27 leaves; original blue wrappers printed paper label on upper cover; some wear dampstain entering text at bottom margins but generally good or better and preserving the original printed fukuro paper sheath. Spelling book in English with a Japanese translation by Yôyû Shisui. Osaka Joshi Daigaiku Library Selected Catalogue of Dutch and English Studies B-5. NYPL only in OCLC. <br/><br/> [Binsei Kyosho] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 26931

‎Webster Noah Jr.‎

‎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.‎

‎Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1792. 120pp. Frontispiece portrait of Webster as front pastedown. Original calf backed paper covered birch boards. Edges worn. Free endpapers excised. Tanned. Else good. Webster's first publication was part one of A GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTE. published in Hartford in 1783. The present work is a later edition of part II the grammar. It was frequently reprinted after its first publication in 1784 at Hartford and was first published in a separate edition in 1789 as A PLAIN AND COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Of great interest as one of Webster's earliest contributions. EVANS 25001. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM21541

‎Webster Noah with revisions by Jean L. McKechnine and staff‎

‎Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary Of The English Language Unabridged‎

‎New York: The Publishers Guild The World Publishing Company 1960. Second Edition. Very good in black cloth covered boards with green type and decorations on the spine and on the front board. A quarto of 11 by 8 1/4 inches with the cloth rubbed through on a small spot at the lower corner at the heel of the spine. Finger tabs are presents for the letters of the alphabet. In a very good unclipped dust jacket rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine area together with very shallow chipping. 2129 pages followed by A Pronouncing Dictionary Of Biography A Dictionary Of Noted Names In Fiction Mythology Legend A Dictionary Of Foreign Words And Phrases A Dictionary Of Scripture Proper Names And Foreign Words Abbreviations Commonly Used In Writing And Printing Practical Business Mathematics Forms of Address Tables Of Weights And Measures Special Signs And Symbols Presidents Of The United States Vice-Presidents And Cabinet Officers Of The United States Declaration Of Independence Constitution Of The United States History Of Canada and finally a collection of maps in color. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Webster and small line drawings throughout within the text. The hinges joints and binding for this dictionary are extremely tight and strong with little evidence of use. There are no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Publishers Guild, The World Publishing Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB29240

‎Webster Noah 1758 1843‎

‎EARLY AMERICAN SCALEBOARD BINDING. The prompter; or a commentary on common sayings and subjects.‎

‎Boston: printed and sold by John W. Folsom 1794. Fourth Edition. Good. 12mo in 6's. 140 x 87 mm. A-H6 = 48 ff COMPLETE AND UNSOPHISTICATED. Paper-covered scaleboard binding with sheep spine hinges cracked paper almost completely removed from covers wood chipped away at corners leather chipped at head of spine leather rubbed along spine. Front binder's blank slightly detatched pages browned small water stain on bottom edge of back pastedown inscription on p. 18. Ownership inscription of Joseph Gould on verso of final binder's blank see below. A scarce 18th-century American scaleboard binding on a popular work by Noah Webster. Despite the modesty of the present binding its first owner Joseph Gould was clearly a discerning bibliophile: on page 18 he has written: "If any should chance this book to red sic let keep his fingers clean." <br/><br/>Scaleboard a.k.a. scabbard or scabboard was made from very thin sheets of wood that had been split going towards the grain instead of being sawed. Whereas the survival rate of early American scaleboard bindings is not high owing to their fragile nature they were once in great abundance used in place of paste or pulpboard from the 1680s until the mid-nineteenth century most often on widely disseminated texts such as this one. In the present binding the grain of the scaleboard is horizontal a common New England practice.<br/><br/>The present text was first printed in Hartford in 1791 and was reprinted well into the 19th century. Webster's authorship of the text was revealed in an advertisement in the "American Minerva" dated January 16 1796 which Webster had established in 1793 as New York's first daily newspaper and edited for four years. Called "the father of American scholarship and education" Webster was a prolific writer and textbook pioneer his "Blue-Backed Speller" books educating generations of American children. His name became practically synonymous with the word "dictionary" when his first dictionary "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" was published in 1806.<br/><br/>Provenance: inscribed "Stoneham / January 28 Day 1795 / Joseph Gould His / Book." This may be Lieut. Joseph Gould 1767-1800 who is buried at the Old Burying Ground sic in Stoneham. <br/><br/>Only one other copy of this edition appears on the market though not in a scaleboard binding.<br/><br/>Sabin 102383; Evans 28050; Skeel E.E.F. Webster 662; ESTC W27908. printed and sold by John W. Folsom unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2990

‎Webster Noah Jun‎

‎An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking. Calculated to Improve the Minds and Refine the Taste of Youth. And Also to Instruct Them in the Geography History and Politics of the United States. To Which Are Prefixed Rules of Elocution and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind. Being the Third Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language. To Which Is Added an Appendix Containing Several New Dialogues‎

‎Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Eleventh Edition. Leather bound. Good. A solid coy but with obvious age wear: scuffing to covers and age toning to pages. Frontis tattered at edges is detached and laid in. Lower outer corner of leaf 25/26 missing. Old dampstaining to lower edges of first few pages. Deerskin leather crudely hand-sewn over flexible boards. No title to covers. 240 pp. with a abw frontis of Webster. This copy belonged to Esther Merrifield as written beautifully on the front end paper: Esther Merrifield was born in Colrain in the month of February 13 Day 1785. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 161885

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking…‎

‎16mo leather spine with blue paper covered boards 240 pp .Lacks endpapers binding worn and somewhat stained hinges tender but in tact foxing and staining throughout; good overall. Noah Webster 1758-1843 introduced his spelling books in 1783 and they would become the basic school book for children in early 19th century America. Revised many times by Webster it would teach generations of Americans how to read and spell. This work which is from the press of Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Andrews was from another series and designed to improve the minds of young people. It was also published in many editions. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, books‎

Bookseller reference : 100917

‎WEBSTER NOAH.‎

‎Sketches of American Policy.‎

‎New York: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 1937. FIRST THUS. Hardcover. Inscribed by the editor Warfel in the year of publication. A fine copy in the original glassine dust jacket glassine worn. A facsimile reproduction based on a copy in the Library of Congress. <br/><br/> Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 22820

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎The Autobiographies of Noah Webster.‎

‎U. of South Carolina 1989. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. U. of South Carolina, 1989. First edition, first printing. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : Embry 150487

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎The prompter: or a commentary on common sayings and subjects; which are full of common sense the best sense in the world‎

‎Philadelphia: Joseph Charless 1802. 12mo pp. 80; disbound with remnants of sheep spine; edges frayed tear to F5 affecting text without loss of meaning else very good and sound. Skeel 682. <br/><br/> Joseph Charless unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 43743

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎The prompter; or a commentary on common saying and subjects which are full of common sense the best sense in the world‎

‎New-York: E. Duyckinck 1815. Small 12mo pp. 108; disbound; pages uniformly browned some dampstaining throughout else very good and sound. Skeel 692. <br/><br/> E. Duyckinck unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 43750

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎The prompter; or a commentary on common sayings and subjects which are full of common sense the best sense in the world‎

‎Boston: I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews 1793. Small 12mo pp. 96; woodcut printer's device; disbound remnants of sheep spine; top inch of title page quite browned as is most of the textblock; a few shallow losses along edges not affecting text else very good and sound. Evans 26451; Skeel 658. <br/><br/> I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 43751

‎Webster Noah.‎

‎Webster genealogy. Compiled and printed for presentation only by Noah Webster. New Haven: 1836. With notes and corrections by his great-grandson Paul Leicester Ford‎

‎Brooklyn: privately printed 1876. Folio 15 leaves printed on the rectos only engraved frontispiece portrait of the lexicographer after the painting by Samuel F.B. Morse engraved title-page of A Dictionary of the English Language with a vignette showing Webster at work in his library note: these two engraving are not in all copies of the Genealogy; 5 vignette illustrations of fables taken from early American editions of Webster's Spellers; original plain gray paper wrappers some splitting along top edge and spine but generally a very good example of the first book by the eleven-year-old great-grandson of Webster which he printed himself at his home in Brooklyn in an edition of 250 copies. The original edition of the Genealogy published by Webster himself in octavo format and without illustrations appeared in 1836. BAL 6140; Skeel 752. <br/><br/> privately printed unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16051