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Subject(s)

• English language—Grammar—Study and teaching [Browse]
• English language—Orthography and spelling [Browse]

Printer

• Carter, John, 1745-1814 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Grammars [Browse]
• Spellers [Browse]
• Publishers' advertisements [Browse]
• Inscriptions [Browse]
• Bookplates [Browse]
• Primers—18th century [Browse]
• Pen trials—18th century [Browse]

Notes

• The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, lacks the upper half of the title page. Supplied title taken from the Providence, 1784 edition.
• Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Daniel Fenning ..." on title page.
• Signatures: [A]⁴ B-X⁴ ([A]1 recto blank).
• Fenning is identified on title page as "late school-master of Bures, in Suffolk, and author of The use of the globes, Practical arithmetic, Guide to algebra, Royal English dictionary, and Young man's book of knowledge."
• Cotsen copy: Printed pictorial bookplate (depicting scribes at work) on front pastedown: "Ex libris, Carroll Alton Means."
• Cotsen copy: Inscribed (vertically) on front free endpaper recto: "Tomkyn H. Turner, Jany. 21st, 1774" with "21" written over "20" in the date and other signs of pen trials and lettering in pencil.
• Cotsen copy: Inscribed "London" above printed London on page iii, apparent writing practice; pen trials below text on page 139 and on lower pastedown.

References

• Bristol, R.P. Supplement to Charles Evans' American bibliography, B3559
• Shipton, C.K. National index of American imprints through 1800 42437
• cf. English short title catalogue, T133353 (for the 1771, 16th ed.).

Place name(s)

United States Rhode Island Providence.

OCLC

207710451

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