The royal standard English dictionary. [electronic resource] : In which the words are not only ratio...
The royal standard English dictionary. [electronic resource] : In which the words are not only rationally divided into syllables, accurately accented, their part of speech properly distinguished, and, their various significations arranged in one line; but, likewise, by a key to this work, comprising the various sounds of the vowels and consonants, denoted by typographical characters, and illustrated by examples ... Upon a plan perfectly plain, and entirely new. To which is prefixed, a comprehensive grammar of the English language. ... By William Perry, lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh, author of The only sure guide to the English tongue, The man of business, The orator, &c. &c.
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Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts : by and for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
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MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
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[4], 596 p. ; 18°.
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Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts : by and for Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
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The first American edition, carefully revised and corrected, from the fourth British edition.
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United States of America
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MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
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The royal standard English dictionary. [electronic resource] : In which the words are not only rationally divided into syllables, accurately accented, their part of speech properly distinguished, and, their various significations arranged in one line; but, likewise, by a key to this work, comprising the various sounds of the vowels and consonants,...
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Edition statement transposed; precedes "By William Perry .." on title page.
Publisher's advertisement, p. [560].
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
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ESTC W6831.
Evans, 21385.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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