A school dictionary, [electronic resource] : being a compendium of the latest and most improved dict...
A school dictionary, [electronic resource] : being a compendium of the latest and most improved dictionaries. Comprising an easy and concise method of teaching children the true meaning and pronunciation of the most useful words in the English language, not attainable by common school books: in which the parts of speech are distinguished and explained, and a general rule is given for spelling derivative, and compound words. By Samuel Johnson, Jun'r. Published according to act of Congress.
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New-Haven : Printed and sold by Edward O'Brien, who holds the copy-right for the states of Connecticut and New-York, [1797 or 1798]
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[1797 or 1798]
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198p. ; 12°.
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New-Haven : Printed and sold by Edward O'Brien, who holds the copy-right for the states of Connecticut and New-York, [1797 or 1798]
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United States of America
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[1797 or 1798]
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A school dictionary, [electronic resource] : being a compendium of the latest and most improved dictionaries. Comprising an easy and concise method of teaching children the true meaning and pronunciation of the most useful words in the English language, not attainable by common school books: in which the parts of speech are distinguished and explai...
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Dated 1796 by Evans; however, probably not issued before 1797, as O'Brien was a member of the firm of Tiebout & O'Brien until April 5, 1797. Sometime in 1798 he removed to St. John, New Brunswick.
Errata note, p. 198.
First English dictionary compiled by an American.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
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ESTC W22083.
Evans, 30640.
Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 2298.
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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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