ELEMENTS OF ORTHOEPY: CONTAINING A DISTINCT VIEW OF THE WHOLE ANALOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO PRONUNCIATION, ACCENT, AND QUANTITY
by Nares, Robert
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Payne and Son, 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xxvi, [2], 372, [44] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full contemporary speckled calf, paneled spine with gilt tooling and worn off label. With some light weakening to the hinges and some chipping to the head and tail of spine. Some light foxing to endpapers. Shelved in case 9. ESTC: T125515.
DNB: "In 1784 he published his first philological work, 'The Elements of Orthoepy,' which was highly commended by Boswell." 1368256. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
DNB: "In 1784 he published his first philological work, 'The Elements of Orthoepy,' which was highly commended by Boswell." 1368256. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1368256
- Title
- ELEMENTS OF ORTHOEPY: CONTAINING A DISTINCT VIEW OF THE WHOLE ANALOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO PRONUNCIATION, ACCENT, AND QUANTITY
- Author
- Nares, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Payne and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1784
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...