THE AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK; containing the rudiments of the English…

THE AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK; containing the rudiments of the English Language for the use of schools in the United States. the revised impression, with the latest corrections.

Concord. N. H.Horatio Hill. No date. [Circa 1825]. vi, [7], 8 - 168 pp. Woodcuts throughout. Contemporary quarter binding, sheep over paper covered boards with no title. 12mo in sixes. Paper on boards rubbed and missing at extremities; back board with paper peeling off and dampstain to lower edge. Some bookworm damage to base of spine and some small dark stains. Endpapers have heavy spotting affecting the title-page. Cracking at inner hinges; yellowing and dampstaining continues throughout the text. The occasional page has been clumsily cut or cropped short and pp 63 to 64 have a tear in the margin affecting the text but with no loss. Name in pencil on front free end-paper and small bookseller's stamp to rear free end-paper. A good plus book.Date from note on title-page; many titles were published at about this time.

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