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Webster Noah
A letter from Noah Webster Esq. of New-Haven Connecticut to a friend in explanation and defence of the distinguishing doctrines of the Gospel wrapper title. The peculiar doctrines of the Gospel. drop title
New York: published by subscription.and sold at the Theological and Classical Bookstore of Williams and Whiting.J. Seymour printer 1809. First edition 8vo pp. 23 1; without a title page as issued; original blue printed wrappers; one short tear and a small piece missing from the corner of the front wrapper; all else very good. "In 1808 Webster and Judge Thomas Dawes of Boston one of his wife's brothers-in-law discussed religion in their correspondence. Webster on December 20 1808 wrote a detailed letter summarizing his religious experiences and beliefs; Dawes acknowledged it on February 6 1809 expressing rather liberal views and on February 23 Webster wrote a long answer which became the present text.The compiler believes this printing to have been the first separate edition" Skeel. It was also published in the Panoplist and the Missionary Magazine United edited by Jedidiah Morse. The verso of the front wrapper and both sides of the back wrapper contain a brief summary of the firm Williams & Whiting and publisher's advertisements. Skeel 706. <br/><br/> published by subscription...and sold at the Theological and Classical Bookstore of Williams and Whiting...J. Seymour, printer unknown books
Bookseller reference : 50149
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Webster Noah
A letter of Noah Webster to Daniel Webster 1834. Edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Reprinted from the American Historical Review Vol. IX no. 1 October 1903
8vo pp. 96-104 offprint loose as issued in orig. blue printed wraps. "A private letter on political matters" Skeel. Enclosed in loose boards showing this copy to be that of Emily E.F. Skeel with her bookplate; thence ex-N.Y.P.L. Two other pamphlets listed on the N.Y.P.L. accession slip are not present. <br/><br/> hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 15564
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Webster Noah
A manual of useful studies: for the instruction of young persons of both sexes in families and schools
New Havens: S. Babcock 1839. First edition small 8vo pp. viii 9-248; full contemporary sheep rebacked; good sound copy with an important presentation "To Professor Silliman with the author's regards." A tear through the presentation has been skillfully mended and as the inscription is written in red pencil it is a bit faint. With Silliman's bookplate on the front pastedown and the subsequent bookplate of Henry McIntosh. In a quarter brown morocco clamshell box. Skeel 574. Silliman was perhaps the best-known scientific man in America in the first half of the 19th century a highly respected professor of chemistry and natural history at Yale and a long-time friend of Webster's. Like Webster he was an editor a compiler of textbooks and a prominent Connecticut citizen and Yale alumnus. <br/><br/> S. Babcock unknown books
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Webster Noah
A Philosophical and Practical Grammar of the English Language
New Haven CT: printed by Oliver Steele & Co for Brisban & Brannan booksellers New York 1807. First edition. 250 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Contemporary sheep. Rubbed worn stained but sound front flyleaf with old tear pen starts. Very good. First edition. 250 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. First edition of this scarce grammar by Webster which he would later consider to be one of his two most important works. A second edition appeared in 1822 and the text was reused in the introductory matter of his famed American Dictionary 1828. Webster wrote to a friend in 1829 "My 'Philosophical and Practical Grammar" . has been but little used: but except for my quarto Dictionary I consider it as altogether the most valuable work I have ever published." Skeel 433; Sabin 102375 printed by Oliver Steele & Co for Brisban & Brannan, booksellers, New York unknown books
Bookseller reference : 307347
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Webster Noah
A primary school pronouncing dictionary of the English language; abridged from the American dictionary.With accented vocabularies of classical Scripture and modern geographical names. By William G. Webster
New York: Huntington & Savage and Mason & Law 1851. Square 12mo pp. viii 9-320; text in triple column within wavy single-line border; original full calf maroon gilt-lettered morocco spine label; scuffing front joint cracked pages a bit browned else textblock about fine. At head of title: "Containing 10000 more words than Walker's Dictionary". Adverts printed on pp. i-ii. Vancil p. 262. <br/><br/> Huntington & Savage, and Mason & Law unknown books
Bookseller reference : 44461
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Webster Noah
American Dictionary of the English Language.
New York: Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe 1828. Rare first edition of Webster's monumental American Dictionary one of only 2500 copies with <span class="glossaryQtip qTip">frontispiece</span> portrait of the pioneering lexicographer in full contemporary calf. Quarto two volumes bound in full contemporary calf marbled endpapers illustrated frontispiece tissue guard present. In near fine condition light toning to the text. Most rare and desirable bound in contemporary calf. An exceptional example most rare without any restoration. In 1807 Webster began compiling a fully comprehensive dictionary An American Dictionary of the English Language; it took twenty-eight years to complete. To evaluate the etymology of words Webster learned twenty-six languages including Old English Anglo-Saxon Greek Hebrew and Latin. Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris France and at the University of Cambridge. His book contained seventy thousand words of which twelve thousand had never appeared in a published dictionary before. As a spelling reformer Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex so his dictionary introduced American English spellings replacing colour with color substituting wagon for waggon and printing center instead of center. He also added American words like skunk and squash that did not appear in British dictionaries. At the age of seventy Webster published his dictionary in 1828 registering the copyright on April 14. Webster did all this in an effort to standardize the American language. "This dictionary which almost at once became and has remained the standard English dictionary in the United States was the end-product of a stream of spelling books grammars readers and dcitionaries which flowed from the pen of the industrious Noah Webster.Webster's great dictionary all the 70000 entries of which he wrote with his own hand has been reprinted and brought up to date innumerable times.the book marked a definite advance in modern lexicography as it included many non-literary terms and paid great attention to the language actually spoken. Moreover his definitions of the meaning of words were accurate and concise.and have for the greater part stood the test of time superbly well" Printing and the Mind of Man. "As a whole Webster's American Dictionary was a scholarly achievement of the first order richly deserving of its great reputation at home and abroad" DAB. With definitions for "some 70000 words--15000 more than any previous English lexicon. Although only 2500 copies of the first edition were printed the work established Webster as a lexicographer of international repute" Lathem 76 United Statesiana 9. Published by S. Converse. Printed by Hezekiah Howe unknown books
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Webster Noah
AN ADDRESS TO THE FREEMEN OF CONNECTICUT
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. 7 1 blank pp. Disbound moderately foxed Good. <br/><br/> Skeel Sabin says is responsible for the attribution of authorship to Webster. The pamphlet attacks "the mad projects of designing men" Jeffersonians who favor "revolutionizing Connecticut" and who seek "to subvert the system of our State government-- to remove from office all those venerable men who have hitherto conducted our affairs and to fill their places with individuals from their own body." The author recommends a list of satisfactory candidates for the upcoming State elections. They include Oliver Ellsworth William Hillhouse David Daggett Chauncey Goodrich Simeon Baldwin Matthew Griswold Jabez Clark-- all respectable Federalists. Jonathan Ingersoll is listed as Chairman of the Meeting and S. Sam Smith as Clerk. <br/>Sabin 102333n. Skeel Appendix A106. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
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Webster Noah
An address to the freemen of Connecticut
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1803. First edition 8vo pp. 7; removed. Skeel pp. 523-24: "A discussion of the method of insuring the election of Federalists to the state legislature . Although Webster's name nowhere appears in this pamphlet which is signed p. 6 by Jonathan Ingersoll and S. Sam Smith the compiler i.e. Skeel believes that Webster wrote it. The New York Historical Society copy has a manuscript note 'Noah Webster Esq. is the reputed author of this pamphlet'." Page 7 includes a list of approved Federalists candidates which include Webster relatives Oliver Ellsworth and Chauncey Goodrich. Sabin 102333n; Shaw & Shoemaker 3636. <br/><br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
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Webster Noah
An American Dictionary of the English Language
New York: S. Converse Printed by Hezekiah Howe New Haven 1828. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Complete in two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt with the "Additions and Corrections" leaf bound at the end of Volume II; November 28 Advertisement absent as is nearly always the case. Engraved frontis provided in sympathetic facsimile lacking tissue guard. Internally Very Good with offsetting and several instances of penciled marginalia. Previous owner name in light pencil on title page. One of only 2500 copies. An extremely important early declaration of American cultural identity which heralded the nation's linguistic independence from Britain inspiring the many dictionaries that to this day carry Webster's name. S. Converse, Printed by Hezekiah Howe, New Haven unknown books
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Webster Noah
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Springfield MA: George and Charles Merriam 1849. Original calf with remnant of morocco titling piece. Marbled endpapers. Binding is heavilty worn both joints starting but gilt titling still quite legible. 1367 pgs. Prior owner signature and also a gift inscription on ffep. Considerable foxing throughout. Webster tissue guarded frontispiece by S.F.B. Morse. . First Thus. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. George and Charles Merriam Hardcover books
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language . revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1366 1; testimonials on endpapers; text in triple column; engraved portrait of Webster after Morse; original full sheep black morocco label on spine; extremities scuffed and rubbed but the binding is sound. Vancil p. 262. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
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Webster Noah
An American Dictionary of the English Language. First Edition in Octavo Containing the Whole Vocabulary of the Quarto with Corrections Improvements and Several Thousand Additional Words; To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation on the Origin History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe with an Explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed
New Haven: Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster Boston etc. . Printed by B.L. Hamlen 1842. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. Contemporary speckled sheep contrasting morocco spine labels marbled endpapers marbled edges. Covers scuffed joints worn some light spotting to text some worming to vol. I not affecting text. Morse Samuel French B. Second edition first octavo edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I by Asher Brown Durand after Samuel F.B. Morse no printer's name given. lxxvi 938; 1004 pp. 2 vols. Large 8vo 10-1/2 x 6 7/8 inches; 269 x 174 mm. The Second Edition The First Unabridged Octavo Edition. A fine copy of the rare octavo edition of Webster's unabridged dictionary the last that Webster published before his death in 1843. This is the textually best edition published in Webster's lifetime incorporating his final revisions some 5000 new definitions and a preface and introduction "on the origin history and connection of the languages of western Asia and Europe with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed." Skeel notes that 3000 copies of this edition were printed fewer than the 5 or 6 thousand that Webster wanted but more than the 2500 of the 1828 first edition. A prospectus Skeel 585 advertised the edition at $13 sheep and $14 calf gilt. The work was in the press for over a year; a note in Webster's hand on a copy in the Connecticut State Library states "First signature of this edition impressed Oct. 22 1839. Last sheet impressed January 30 1841 15 months & days." The edition sold slowly with nearly half of the run still in sheets at the time of Webster's death.<br/>An attractive copy bearing the ownership signatures of George W. Turner dated the year he bought the mansion and farm of Elmscourt now Elms Court in Natchez Mississippi. Skeel 586; cf. Grolier American 36; cf. PMM 291; cf. Sabin 102335. Provenance: George W. Turner of Elmscourt or Elms Court Natchez Mississippi inscription in both volumes dated 1842 Published by the Author. Sold by Crocker & Brewster, Boston, [etc.] ... Printed by B.L. Hamlen unknown books
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language.Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
New York: Hurst & Company 1900. Large thick 4to pp. 1553 1; 2 plates one an engraved portrait of Webster the other a color lithograph depicting the "Flags of All Nations"; contemporary three-quarter red morocco over tan gilt-stamped cloth gilt spine; shelf wear 1-inch crack at top of spine cloth water-stained; 2 inscriptions one contemporary the other later 1979 on front free endpaper a bit stained pages uniformly toned. This edition not in OCLC. <br/><br/> Hurst & Company hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 39615
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language.Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1853. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv1366 1; full contemporary calf black morocco gilt spine label half of which is missing pink printed endpapers; front board detached crude tape repair perished considerable shelf wear leather badly scuffed edges rubbed and bumped exposing boards 1/2-inch losses to top and bottom of spine; contemporary bookseller's rubber stamp on front free endpaper occasional foxing text block mostly fine. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 39607
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language.Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield Mass: George and Charles Merriam 1854. Large thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367 1; engraved portrait frontispiece of Webster illustrated publisher's advertisments printed on pink endpapers text in triple columns; contemporary full calf black morocco spine label; considerable shelf wear leather scuffed and rubbed exposing boards along edges spine label cracked with loss top and bottom of spine starting to detach; contemporary pencil inscriptions endpapers soiled foxing throughout. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 39598
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language.thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged and improved by Chauncey A. Goodrich.and Noah Porter
Springfield Mass: G. & C. Merriam 1875. Thick 4to pp. lxxii 1762; color frontispiece displaying the arms of the States and territories of the American Union additional engraved portrait frontispiece and title page both a bit dampstained along bottom edge 3 color plates text illustrations throughout; contemporary three-quarter black morocco over blue cloth boards gilt marble endpapers; shelf wear shows along edges and corners cloth starting to detach from boards in some places; binder's ticket on front pastedown endpaper Relieur G.A. Lafrance Quebec rubber stamp on engraved title page; interior fine. Engraved title page title: "A Dictionary of the English Language" <br/><br/> G. & C. Merriam hardcover books
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed and introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages . Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse; full original sheep black morocco spine label mostly perished; the whole quite scuffed and rubbed preliminaries foxed modern 1950s manuscript list of birthdays on rear endpapers; texblock very good and sound. Contemporary ownership inscriptions of Mrs. H. Booth on front free endpaper and frontispiece verso. Vancil p. 262. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
Bookseller reference : 44550
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed and introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages . Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George and Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontispiece portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse; full original sheep lacking spine label; the whole quite scuffed and rubbed preliminaries foxed with one soil spot; previous ownership signature on front flyleaf has been neatly cut out; texblock very good and sound. Vancil p. 262. <br/><br/> George and Charles Merriam unknown books
Bookseller reference : 44590
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Webster Noah
An American dictionary of the English language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed and introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages . Revised and enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George & Charles Merriam 1848. First edition of the first Merriam-Webster dictionary; thick 4to pp. lxxxiv 1367; engraved frontis portrait after Samuel F.B. Morse slightly offset onto title-p.; full original sheep gilt lettered direct on spine; some rubbing and wear but sound. <br/><br/> George & Charles Merriam unknown books
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WEBSTER NOAH
An American dictionary of the English language; exhibiting the origin orthography pronunciation and definitions of words. to which are added a synopsis of words differently pronounced by different orthoepists and Walker's Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek Latin and Scripture proper names
New York: White & Sheffield 1839. Stereotyped edition 8vo pp. xxxiii 1 1011; worn and rubbed hinges cracked but still sound; full contemporary calf maroon morocco label on spine. Skeel 624a. A late edition of the Worcester abridgement. <br/><br/> White & Sheffield unknown books
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Webster Noah
AN AMERICAN SELECTION OF LESSONS IN READING AND SPEAKING. CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE MINDS AND REFINE THE TASTE OF YOUTH
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1795. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. small 8vo. 239 pages; G; newly rebound in 1/4 brown leather black label on spine with gilt lettering gray cloth boards; pages have moderate wear including foxing slight waviness; small bookworm mark to lower rear corner of text block; small closed tear on title page repaired with tape; shelved in case 8 1/2. 1336053. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover books
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Webster Noah
AN AMERICAN SELECTION OF LESSONS IN READING AND SPEAKING. CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE MINDS AND REFINE THE TASTE OF YOUTH. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED RULES IN ELOCUTION AND DIRECTIONS FOR EXPRESSING THE PRINCIPAL PASSIONS OF THE MIND. BEING THE THIRD PART OF A GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE THIRTEENTH EDITION
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1798. Contemporary quarter sheep and paper over boards binding quite worn. 240pp. Toned. With the contemporary ownership signature of Elisa Gridley. Good.<br/>Evans 34975. Skeel 484. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
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Webster Noah
AN AMERICAN SELECTION OF LESSONS IN READING AND SPEAKING. CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE MINDS AND REFINE THE TASTE OF YOUTH.
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1793. 239 1 pp with the portrait of Webster laid down on the inner front board. Text lightly toned binding very worn with spine chips and loosened hinges. Good. <br/><br/> "Thomas and Andrews's Third Edition. With many Corrections and Improvements by the Author." It was originally published as the third part of Webster's Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Thomas and Andrews published sixteen 18th century printings of this work beginning in 1790.<br/>Evans 26443. Skeel 463. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews unknown books
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking. Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth
New York: G. & R. Waite 1802. hardcover. good. 261pp. 1 page table of contents. 16mo contemporary 1/2 calf last blank page creased spine and boards worn boards lightly soiled light foxing throughout title page chipped in margin first two blank pages soiled and chipped endpapers dampstained. New York: Printed by G. & R. Waite for N. Judah 1802.<br/><br/> Shaw and Shoemaker 3514<br/><br/> G. & R. Waite unknown books
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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 and elocution and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind. Being the third parts 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. 1804. Boards. Good. iii-vi 7-240 pages. 12mo. 4 x 7 1/4 inches. Half-sheep and original drab paper boards; lower right front board chipped away; upper right tip worn; spine rubbed; contemporary ownership inscription to title page; lacking free endpapers; leaves browned throughout; a generally sound copy. Last leaf with tear into text no loss of meaning. Boards. Self-styled "Fifteenth edition" with corrections and improvements. First published 1787. "Contents" page at 240. Apparently this book was issued without the usual frontispiece: Cf. Skeel p. 184. However the pagination with the fourth preliminary page numbered vi is the same as those editions which include the frontispiece. Webster's reader was a constant feature of the American educational landscape during the early 19th century. Many editions. Most copies like the present example are found well-thumbed. <br/><br/>Literature:<br/>Skeel & Carpenter A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster 1958. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.. unknown books
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Webster Noah
An examination into the leading principles of the Federal Constitution proposed by the late Convention held at Philadelphia
Brooklyn NY: Paul Leicester Ford 1887. 8vo pp. 41 1; original drab gray wrappers; near fine. One of Paul Leicester Ford's Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States edited and with a short introduction by him. "Reprinted from Webster's own copy of the pamphlet and the footnotes in brackets show his corrections and additions." BAL 6153. <br/><br/> Paul Leicester Ford unknown books
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Webster Noah
AN IMPROVED GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
New Haven: Published and sold by Hezekiah Howe et al. 1831. 180pp. 12mo. Contemporary tree calf gilt crimson label. Scattered foxing and discolorations boards a bit bowed corner torn from rear blank free endsheet but a good copy the binding well-preserved. Revised edition of the work first published in 1807 as Webster's PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL GRAMMAR. Its initial reception was tepid but with this revised edition Webster's GRAMMAR began to see wider academic adoption. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 10587. Published and sold by Hezekiah Howe, et al. hardcover books
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Webster Noah
Effects of Slavery on Morals and Industry
Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin 1793. First edition. Bound to style in modern quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label to spine. Light scattered foxing largely concentrated at the preliminaries. Small tear to the blank inner corner of A2. Contemporary inscription to the footer of title page: "Sold in London by Chas. Delly price 1/6." Charles Delly a UK printer and bookseller active in the 1780s was clearly importing American titles to sell in his shop. Collates complete 5 6-56. An important and scarce work the only other copy to appear at auction came up disbound at Swann in 1982.<br/><br/>Best known as the lexicographer responsible for his American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster has been called "the father of American scholarship and education" Mason. He was also a committed abolitionist helping to found the Connecticut Society for the Abolition of Slavery in 1791. In the present work Webster argues that "slavery in all its forms and varieties is repugnant to private interest and public happiness of man." Providing a brief historical view of slavery Webster shows that across time and place the practice of enslaving people produces the same deleterious effects. "The actual produce of a country is nearly in an exact proportion to the degree of freedom enjoyed by its inhabitants." And he uses Ireland and Connecticut as examples that illustrate "the superior productiveness of the labor of freemen who work for their own benefit." Despite these progressive views Webster's essay is also heavily marked with the systemic racism that has undercut the momentum of many American social movements; and he problematically asserts the "laziness of slaves" in America commenting that "the blacks are so remarkable for their inaction their want of fore-sight and their disinclination to improvement." Unable to imagine the rich social movements that would emerge from enslaved people's descendants Webster places the responsibility for abolition on white Americans both for economic and moral good. "If that nation is the happiest which with industry enjoys a full supply of the comforts and conveniences of life then the government and those institutions which distribute and secure." <br/><br/>ESTC W31814. Evans 26448. Hudson and Goodwin unknown books
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Elements of useful knowledge. Volume II. Containing a historical and geographical account of the United States. For the use of schools
New Haven: from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke 1806. Second edition 12mo pp. 224 2 table of contents; contemporary 1/4 sheep and drab paper-covered boards rubbed and worn at extremes but tight and firm text browning throughout with some spotting overall a good sound copy. The volume is divided into eight sections numbered 14 to 21 and continues the historical geographical agricultural and political discussions begun in volume I first published in 1802. The second edition of vol. II adds the text of Washington's Farewell Address. Josiah Meigs president of the University of Georgia praised both volumes in 1804 in a letter to his friend Webster: "I am much pleased with your manner of describing our North America. You have risen from the briars and brambles of detail and given us a luminous and comprehensive view of a WHOLE. I shall use my influence to introduce it into our schools. ." Skeel 545 see also Skeel 544. <br/><br/> from Sidney's Press for Increase Cooke hardcover books
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Genealogy. The following account has been compiled by N. Webster.
New Haven 1836. 8vo 8pp. stitched as issued with 2 small corrections in the text in the hand of Noah Webster in red pencil and in ink as usual; fine copy. Skeel 751: "This pamphlet was printed but not published copies being given to each of Webster's children and grandchildren for the purpose of preserving the history of the family . and to correct an error in Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut". Surprisingly it is only the 11th printed genealogy of an American family. <br/><br/> unknown books
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Letters on Yellow Fever Addressed to Dr. William Currie
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins. paperback. very good. Introductory essay by Benjamin Spector. 110pp. slim 8vo original printed wrappers; spine chipped. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1947. Very good.<br/><br/> Supplements to the Bulletin of the History of Medicine No. 9.original printed wrappers<br/><br/> Johns Hopkins unknown books
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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.
New York 1802. viii22748pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards leather label. Two faint ink library stamps on titlepage. Very good. A scarce collection of essays by the noted lexicographer. The four essays herein included are "An Address to the President of the United States" on the subject of his administration; "An Essay on the Rights of Neutral Nations" in vindication of the principles asserted by the northern powers of Europe; "A Letter" on the value and importance of the American Commerce to Great- Britain; "A Sketch" of the history and present state of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. All put forward Webster's Federalist views. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3520. HOWES W206. SABIN 102369. SKEEL 733. hardcover books
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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS
1802. Webster Noah. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. I. An Address to the President of the United States. II. An Essay on the Rights of Neutral Nations. III. A Letter On the Value and Importance of American Commerce to Great Britain. IV. A Sketch of the History and Present State of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. E. Beldon and Co. 1802. vii 228 48pp. 8vo. Half-leather over marbled paper boards marbled end pages leather spine with elaborate gold stampings upper edge gilt. The book has been neatly rebacked in leather original spine laid down closed tear on rear marbled end paper carefully mended with archival tape lower corner tip of first marbled page missing chip on rear marbled page. This book is lacking the title-page; the first blank page is present with the next page being the Preface page. Howes W203. Overall an attractive Very Good leatherbound hardcover of a scarce title hardcover books
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Miscellaneous Papers On Political and Commercial Subjects
1802. Webster Noah 1758-1843. Miscellaneous Papers On Political and Commercial Subjects. I. An Address to the President of the United States On the Subject of His Administration. II. An Essay On the Rights of Neutral Nations In Vindication of the Principles Asserted by the Northern Powers of Europe. III. A Letter On the Value and Importance of the American Commerce to Great-Britain. IV. A Sketch of the History and Present State of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States. New York: Printed by E. Belden & Co. 1802. Reprint. New York: Burt Franklin n.d. iv viii 227 48 pp. Original cloth light shelfwear internally clean. $95. Best known as a lexicographer Webster was also an ardent Federalist. unknown books
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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. I. An Address to the President of the United States. II. An Essay on the Rights of Neutral Nations. III. A Letter on the Value and Importance of the American Commerce to Great-Britain. IV. A Sketch of the History and Present State of Banks and Insurance Companies in the United States
Printed by E. Belden & Co 1802. First edition. 8vo. viii22838pp. of 48pp. lacking the final 5 leaves. Modern tan buckram with black spine label. Text browned and discolored but still readable. A rather poor and defective copy of a very scarce book. It contains the first printed history of banking in America the final essay which unfortunately is incomplete. Howes W203. Printed by E. Belden & Co hardcover books
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Webster Noah
Noah Webster's first edition of an American dictionary of the English language republished in facsimile edittion.Prefaced by an article: Noah Webster founding father of American scholarship and education by Rosalie J. Slater
San Francisco: Foundation for American Christian Education 1980. Second edition large thick 4to unpaged; publisher's green cloth upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; a bit scuffed else very good and sound. Forms part of the American Christian History Education Series. <br/><br/> Foundation for American Christian Education hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 44078
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WEBSTER Noah
Noah Webster: On Being American; Selected Writings 1783-1828
New York: Praeger 1967. hardcover. good/very good-. Ed. by Homer D. Babbidge. A few Illus. 8vo red cloth d.w. chipped and lightly soiled endpapers front flyleaf and last blank page all dampstained pencil marks to some margins. New York: Praeger 1967.<br/><br/> Praeger unknown books
Bookseller reference : 244855
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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
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Webster Noah
Random House Webster's pocket American dictionary. Third edition
New York: Random House 1998. 16mo pp. vi 376; lexicon in double column; wrappers in blue plastic dust jacket from the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum; small dampstain on top textblock fore-edge else fine. Signed by George H. W. and Barbara Bush with short note printed on the former president's office letterhead: "President Bush was happy to sign the enclosed item for your auction. It comes with his best wishes for a successful event." <br/><br/> Random House unknown books
Bookseller reference : 44496
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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
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WEBSTER Noah
Sketches of American Policy 1785
New York: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 1937. hardcover. very good. Ed. by Harry R. Warfel. iii 48pp. 12mo brown boards. New York: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 1937. Very good<br/><br/> Facsimile of the Hartford 1785 edition. " .he Webster became one of the earliest advocates of a strong federal government and in 1785 printed his views in a pamphlet called Sketches of American Policy a pamphlet which won interest of Washington and Madison." Dictionary of American Biography XIX p. 595<br/><br/> Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints unknown books
Bookseller reference : 254783
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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
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Webster Noah
The American spelling book; containing the rudiments of the English language for the use of schools in the United States . The revised impression with the latest corrections. Stereotyped by E. White New York
Brattleborough Vt: Holbrook & Fessenden n.d. 1822. 8vo pp. 168 including frontispiece 8 woodcut illustrations in text decorative woodcut border on title; original cloth-backed paper-covered boards; contemporary signature on front board of Silvester Barns; covers soiled some water-staining; ink stain on rear board; pages toned; hinges starting; binding firm. Skeel tentatively dates this as 1822 "because it is virtually identical with the Brattleboro 1821 edition and because 1822 is the only gap in a series of Dated Brattleboro editions appearing annually." Skeel 195; American Imprints 19235. <br/><br/> Holbrook & Fessenden, n.d. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 58417
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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
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Webster Noah
The ELEMENTARY SPELLING BOOK Being an Improvement on 'The American Spelling Book'
New York: D. Appleton & Co. 346 & 348 Broadway 1857. 'The Latest Revised Edition'. Circa late 1850s See Skeel p. 129. Brown cloth spine with printed blue printed paper-wrapped boards. VG some edgewear/stains to front board/period pos. 2 168 2 pp. 2 pp advert at front & rear. Advert eps. Illustrated with cuts. 6-7/8" x 4-3/16" <br/><br/> D. Appleton & Co., 346 & 348 Broadway hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 13194.1
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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
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Webster Noah
The little Webster
Cleveland: Commercial Bookbinding Co. 1929. Miniature book approx. 51 x 38 mm. pp. 799; original grey limp embossed cloth all edges red gilt original silver paper slipcase box; binding a bit loose else very good and sound. On title page: "Employing Bookbinders of America. 10th Annual Convention." Western Reserve and Virginia only in OCLC as of January 2014. <br/><br/> [Commercial Bookbinding Co.] hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 44406
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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
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Webster Noah
The Pictorial Elementary Spelling Book Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book
New York; NDca.1845: George F. Cooledge & Brothers. Small Octavo. 5pp. ads blank 168pp. 2pp. ads engraved frontispiece and vignette title page about 160 original illustrations designed as head-pieces for each page engraved by W.P. Morgan and A. Anderson bound in original leather backed boards with pink paper illustration to front and back of boards missing. Previous owner's name child Elizabeth Liebe. This is the last revised edition of Webster's spelling books which were highly praised by over 100 members of Congress and by several Colleges and Universities around the country. Scare. George F. Cooledge & Brothers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 017854
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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
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