Hardcover
1775 · London
by Stirling, John
London: Printed for John Rivington; Clarke and Collins; S. Crowder; B. Law; G. Robinson; and R. Baldwin, 1775. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Tenth Edition. Octavo (8vo). [ii] advertisement, [xii], 170 pages of text. Original full leather binding is worn, with hinges professionally strengthened. Text contains minor soiling, foxing and staining. Title continues "...make the pronunciation easy, all Words of above two Syllables are marked with proper Accents. Also a Collection of Idioms and Phrases in Phaedrus, and all the Proverbial Mottos to the Fables, with the English Phrases and Proverbs answerable, set over against them. And lastly, an Alphabetic Vocabulary of all the Words in the Author, shewing their Parts of Speech and Signification; to which are added, the Themes of the Verbs, with their Government. For the Use of Schools." Previous owner's name several times on the front endpapers: Spedding Benn August 15th 1782, etc. Tenth edition..
(Inventory #: 012623)