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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Elementary Spelling Book: Being An Improvement On The American Spelling Book / 1829 |
| Date | 1829 |
| Record ID | 270145 |
| Collection Name | School Books |
| Reference | SB Spell. W3822e 1829 |
| Theme | Education and Didactic Texts |
| Library of Congress Subject | English language Orthography and spelling English language Pronunciation Spellers Readers Fables Textbooks |
| Genre | Pedagogical Texts |
| Author | Webster, Noah (1758-1843) |
| Publisher | Terhune & Letson |
| Places | New Jersey |
| Illustrator | Anderson, Alexander (1775-1870), engraver |
| Document Type | Primer Anthology |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1829 Spellers Readers Fables--1829 Half-cloth bindings (Binding)--1829 Relief prints Textbooks |
| Size | 168 p. : ill. ; 17 cm |
| Page Numbers | 168 |
| Additional Notes | Connecticut copyright May 22, 1829, by Noah Webster. American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Brilania F. Waterman; Alfred. |
| Catalog Notes | A revision of the American speller made by Aaron Ely, who was hired for this task by Noah Webster in 1828. See E.E.F. Skeel, Bibliog. of the writings of Noah Webster, 1958, p. 85. "The following commendation is subscribed by more than one hundred members of Congress."--verso of title page. Connecticut copyright May 22, 1829, by Noah Webster. Stereotyper Adoniram Chandler operated in New York. Wood-engraved frontispiece signed by Alexander Anderson. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |