A school dictionary [electronic resource] : being a compendium of the latest and most improved dictionaries. : Comprising an easy and concise method of teaching children the true meaning and pronunciation of the most useful words in the English language, not attainable by common school books: in which the parts of speech are distinguished and explained, and a general rule is given for spelling derivative, and compound words. / By Samuel Johnson, Jun'r. ; Published according to act of Congress

Bib ID:
3386867
Format:
Book
Author:
Johnson, Samuel, 1757-1836
Online Version:
http://opac.newsbank.com/select/evans/30640
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Description:
  • New-Haven: : Printed and sold by Edward O'Brien, who holds the copy-right for the states of Connecticut and New-York., [1797 or 1798]
  • 198 p. ; 13 cm. (12mo)
Series:
Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 30640.
Notes:
  • First English dictionary compiled by an American.
  • Dated 1796 by Evans; however, probably not issued before 1797, as O'Brien was a member of the firm of Tiebout & O'Brien until April 5, 1797. Sometime in 1798 he removed to St. John, New Brunswick.
  • Errata note, p. 198.
  • Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Cited In:
  • Evans 30640
  • Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 2298
Reproduction:
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 30640). Mode of access : World Wide Web.
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Genre/Form:
Dictionaries
Place:
United States Connecticut New Haven.
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