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18001402270046Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1800-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Contemporary leather. Front board detached. Toning. Somewhat washed out. 240 p.Frontis portrait of Webster. Early American imprint. Evans 39037. Skeel & Carpenter 491. Sabin 102336. Gift inscription of Maria Pierce to her niece Elizabeth P. Putnam 1815. on verso. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover
179624632<p><strong>1796 FAMED Noah Webster American READER Speller Dictionary Grammar Americana</strong></p><p>The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain. </p><p>Webster's American "<em>Reader</em>" went through numerous editions titles and versions including this 1796 printing of "<em>An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking</em>".</p><p>Item number: #24632</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>WEBSTER Noah</p><p><strong><em>An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth</em></strong></p><p>Printed at Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1796.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->vi 1 8-240</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Evans 33178</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten – <em>Joel Marsh</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7in X 4.25in 17.5cm x 10.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24632</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover
1796151496Hartford Connecticut: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin nd. ca. 1796. Tenth Connecticut edition with "great Improvements" - after the 9th edition H&G dropped the "Connecticut" but continued the numbering. Hardcover. Poor. 261 2 p. 16 cm. Quarter leather with paper covered boards. From our As Is shelf. Spine deteriorated front board nearly detached rear cover nearly split in two paper chipped away. Ink notes and stains on endpapers. Date 1798 appears along with name Aaron <br/><br/>Last two pages are Table of Contents. Title continues: "Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth. To which are prefixed Rules in Elocution and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind. Being The Third Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language." Book includes rules for reading and speaking general directions for exressing the passions Gen. Washington's resignation at the close of the war History of Pocahontas Oration on the Boston Massacre etc. and many other articles dialogues poetry lessons. Skeel 477. Printed by Hudson & Goodwin hardcover
179527480<p><strong>1795 FAMED Noah Webster American READER Speller Dictionary Grammar Americana</strong></p><p>The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain. </p><p>Webster's American "<em>Reader</em>" went through numerous editions titles and versions including this 1795 printing of "<em>An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking</em>". </p><p>Item number: #27480</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>WEBSTER Noah</p><p><strong><em>An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth</em></strong></p><p>New York: by George Bunch & Co. 1795.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->IV 5-239 i.e. 237</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Evans 33178</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Bookplate – Richard G. Durnin</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Handwritten – <em>Lauran Tyler 1799</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~6.75in X 4in 17cm x 10cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> George Bunch & Co hardcover
179461022Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1794. 12mo pp. 252; front cover perished back cover loosening; textblock a bit toned and lightly dampstained but textually complete. Webster's Reader was first published in 1785. After but two editions the title was changed to An American Selection Phila. 1787. Other 18th-century printings appeared in Albany Hartford Newport Boston and New York. Skeel notes: After this edition Hudson and Goodwin dropped "Connecticut" in their title but continued the numbering. They also discontinued dating their printings which makes placement difficult." Skeel 468; Evans 28039. Hudson & Goodwin unknown
1797281358Printed at Boston : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Thomas and Andrews' ninth edition. With many corrections and improvements by the author. Softcover. Poor copy wear and tear as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; vi 1 8-240 p. : 1 port. ; 18 cm. 12mo. Subjects; Webster Noah -- 1758-1843 -- Portraits. Elocution. Printed at Boston, : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews paperback
1797161885Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1797. Eleventh Edition. Leather bound. Good. A solid coy but with obvious age wear: scuffing to covers and age toning to pages. Frontis tattered at edges is detached and laid in. Lower outer corner of leaf 25/26 missing. Old dampstaining to lower edges of first few pages. Deerskin leather crudely hand-sewn over flexible boards. No title to covers. 240 pp. with a abw frontis of Webster. This copy belonged to Esther Merrifield as written beautifully on the front end paper: Esther Merrifield was born in Colrain in the month of February 13 Day 1785. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews hardcover
179330221Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews 1793. 239 1 pp with the portrait of Webster laid down on the inner front board. Text lightly toned binding very worn with spine chips and loosened hinges. Good. <br /> <br /> "Thomas and Andrews's Third Edition. With many Corrections and Improvements by the Author." It was originally published as the third part of Webster's Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Thomas and Andrews published sixteen 18th century printings of this work beginning in 1790.<br /> Evans 26443. Skeel 463. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews unknown
1790528831790. WEBSTER Noah Jun. A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv sic Writings. On Moral Historical Political and Literary Subjects. Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. 1st ed. xvi 414 pp. Orig. full calf with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label and gilt spine rules. Minor scuffing to bindings and scattered toning to paper; wanting front fly-leaf else very good. HOWES W- 203. Evans 23053. An early example of phonetic spelling. With a list of subscribers and errata. A collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects from "Guvernment" to "Skools" to "Karacter. unknown
1730910872CGLeiden:, [um 1730]. Kupferstich 21 x 42 cm, Blattgröße 39 x 49 cm.
1789H33517Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Company 1789. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary brown calf good with general rubbing and wear to binding light warping lacking spine label contents good with light-to-moderate waviness to text general tanning and occasional light brown stains minor restoration to inner hinges. Well bound clean and unmarked; the addition of a spine label would do wonders for this book. 410 pp. Isaiah Thomas and Company hardcover
178964400Boston: printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co 1789. First edition 8vo pp. 410 full orig. sheep neatly rebacked old spine laid down preserving the original red morocco label; extremities worn else a very good sound copy. A seminal work dedicated to Benjamin Franklin in which Webster puts forth for the first time the spirit of an American as opposed to a British English and particularly its orthography the reform of which grew out of his correspondence with Franklin. Evans 22259; Skeel 651. printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co unknown
1789369274Boston MA: Isaiah Thomas and Company 1789. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. 416 pages. Hardcover. Full-calf leather bound with gilt rule edging on the spine faded—see image red leather label ruled in gilt gold title on spine also in gilt. No pages missing. Previous owner's dated signature on front flyleaf title page and facing page. Front and rear hinges tender. Signature pp. 53-66 is coming away from spine at bottom still attached. Hinge split at gutter after front fly leaf which is slightly detached as well. Small wear hole on page before title page. Wear to cover boards about the edges and at spine. Small bit of leather missing at bottom of spine see image. Front cover board has a slight warp see image. Some foxing and tanning from age throughout including edges. This old volume is a treasure written by the Father of the English Dictionary with a dedication to Benjamin Franklin a contributor. Record # 369274 Isaiah Thomas and Company hardcover
1731902628AGAmsterdam:, Westersteins en Smith, 1731. Kupferstiche 33 x 43,5 cm Bildgröße, Blattgröße 39 x 46,5 cm.
179426415Worcester MA: Leonard Worcester 1794. Very Good-. Worcester MA: Leonard Worcester 1794. First Edition. Octavo; removed; 28pp. A4 B-C4 D2 collated and complete; woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Spotting to title page and final leaf serving as wrappers stitching loose and gatherings starting to separate else a Good to Very Good sound copy. Contemporary ownership signature of an Ebenezer Hill at head of title page.<br /> <br /> Early work by the American Congregationalist minister later turned Unitarian and pacifist. Quite uncommon with none in the trade as of May 2023 and last seen at auction in 1914.<br /> <br /> ESTC W20491; EVANS 28131; SABIN 105267. Leonard Worcester unknown
177948338Sulzbach: Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman 1779. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg. Folio. 254 4 double-sided leaves. Rebound in brown buckram over decorative tan paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Title page with decorative woodcut border. This work of Halacha Jewish law by German Rabbi Noah Hayyim Zevi Hirsch Berlin 1734-1802 interprets the talmudic laws concerning the washing of the hands the laws of mixed eruvs "Eruvei Hazerot" and the prohibition on incest. One of the more prominent Talmudists of his era Rabbi Berlin was considered an intelligent teacher and interpreter of the the oral law. Here he makes use of both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud as his sources. This is among his best known works. Decorative woodblock headpiece at the top of the first page and a decorative floral woodblock tailpiece on the verso of leaf 254. The last four pages at the back contain an extensive index refering to the Shulhan Aruch printed in three columns.<br /> <br /> Text throughout Hebrew.<br /> <br /> Binding with some minor bumping and scratches to the spine. Some minor bumping to extremities including the bottom right corner of the front cover and the side-edge of the back board. Title page with a period inscription in ink along the bottom margin as well as a few light water stains. A few small wormholes start on the title page and run until p.25 one of which continues until p.130. Text almost entirely unaffected by the holes. Small orange sticker on the top on the interior front cover. Binding in very good interior in very good- condition overall. Hebrew Title: . ספר עצי ×למוגי×: ×•×”×•× ×‘×™×ור עמוק ורחב על כל ×“×™× ×™ × ×˜×™×œ×ª ×™×“×™× ×•×”×œ×›×•×ª עירובי חצירות ×•×©× ×™×•×ª לעריות<br /> Author: × ×— ×—×™×™× ×¦×‘×™ ברלין<br /> Alternate transliteration: Atzei Almogim Aze Almogim<br /> <br /> Bibliographic reference: Vinograd p.299 Sulzbach #363. Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman hardcover
178630995Newbury-Port: Printed by John Mycall 1786. 61 1 blank pp with the half title. Stitched in contemporary drab wrappers. Untrimmed. A lovely copy with occasional mild foxing. Near Fine. Half title inscribed "Edw. Titcomb". <br /> <br /> The pamphlet is Worcester's argument in his doctrinal dispute with Reverend Murray the founder of Universalism.<br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 20158. NAIP w003489. Printed by John Mycall unknown
