Stitched
1831 · New York
by Cobb, Lyman
New York: Collins & Hannay, 1831. First edition. Stitched. Tiny hole in one leaf else a very good or better copy with a few odd creases.. 56 pp. 8vo. Lyman Cobb (1800-1864) "was author of numerous texts, chiefly in spelling, reading, and arithmetic, millions of copies of which are said to have been sold. His spelling-books created the greatest stir. The first of these appeared about 1821.... He published a Critical Review of Noah Webster's Spelling Book, which many held was inspired by malice and a desire to increase his own sales. This he stoutly denied. The Critical Review was answered by Webster in an eight-page pamphlet, 'To the Friends of American Literature.' Each side was able to point out numerous errors in the other, though Cobb's agents defied 'anyone to show a variation from the true dictionary of Walker,' an abridgment of which, by Cobb, was published at Ithaca in 1829," (DAB). American Imprints 6581. (Inventory #: 27901)