The Pictorial Elementary Spelling Book Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book
by Webster, Noah
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; ND[ca.1845]: George F. Cooledge & Brothers. Small Octavo. (5)pp. ads, blank, 168pp. (2)pp. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017854
- Title
- The Pictorial Elementary Spelling Book Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book
- Author
- Webster, Noah
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George F. Cooledge & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York; ND[ca.1845]
- Keywords
- Children Spelling Engravings Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Language, Grammar and Dictionaries;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Octavo
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- Vignette
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...