webster noah franklin benjamin (4 risultati)

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. PAPERBACK; Third Printing. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT; BLACK spine & cover titles on SALMON PINK covers.; 495+ps pages.

Three-Quarter Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Menston; Scolar Press, 1967.Dissertations on the English Language: with Notes, Historical and Critical, to which is added, by way of Appendix, an essay on a reformed mode of spelling with Dr. Franklin's arguments on that subject. Reprint edition. Green cloth binding, gold decoration and titles, dark green leather spine. 410 pp. Facsimile of 1789 first edition, including Benjamin Franklin's notes. Dedicated to Benjamin Franklin. Light stain to corner of ffep, library markings, else tight and bright, apparently unread condition. Very good.

Condizione: Good. 416 pages. Hardcover. Full-calf leather bound with gilt rule edging on the spine (faded?see image), red leather label ruled in gilt (gold), title on spine also in gilt. No pages missing. Previous owner's dated signature on front flyleaf, title page and facing page. Front and rear hinges tender. Signature (pp. 53-66) is coming away from spine at bottom, still attached. Hinge split at gutter after front fly leaf which is slightly detached, as well. Small wear hole on page before title page. Wear to cover boards about the edges and at spine. Small bit of leather missing at bottom of spine (see image). Front cover board has a slight warp (see image). Some foxing and tanning from age throughout including edges. This old volume is a treasure written by the Father of the English Dictionary, with a dedication to Benjamin Franklin, a contributor. Record # 369274.

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Volume VI. 1789. After the title page, first page is a full page dedication to the President and members of Congress from the printer, Matthew Carey, dated July 28, 1789, and wishing them the 'smiles of heaven.' A long list of subscribers names includes George Washington, Robert Morris, Charles Carrol, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and 16 pages more, listing both their names and places of residence. Pagination begins with the title page and runs through page 91, plus an index page. Includes a letter to George Washington from North Carolina and his response; Observations on the climate of Pennsylvania by Benjamin Rush; Letter on western forts by Noah Webster, 5 pages on complexion (race) by Samuel Stanhope Smith; report on drunkards in Pennsylvania; a column on the magnanimity of a certain Indian in Virginia; on Protestantism by Pacifus; the benefits of exercise; description of Pennsylvania by William Penn; Duche on medical society in Delaware; Benjamin Franklin on electricity in paralytic cases; Shadrich Ricketson on cultivation of the poppy in New York; account of the settlement of Plymouth; essay on smuggling; theory of earthquakes by John Winthrop; anonymous essay on Free Trade, by a citizen of Philadelphia (Pelatiah Webster); John Morgan on agriculture vs manufacture; speech by William Pinkney on relief for slavery; a letter on slavery by a negro (author still unknown); Fanaticism in South Carolina; an Ode by Samuel Knox; an epitaph by William Pierce; brief notes on current events in US and UK. This copy has no covers and no endpapers; spine slightly cocked, showing that it was removed from a larger volume. Text block still securely bound, with a gloss of (probably) modern adhesive on the spine. Early ownership name Dr. Rustin on the title page. There is no Rustin listed among the subscribers. An extraordinary collection - printed just months into President Washington's first term and establishment of the Constitution as foundational document of the United States - with contributions by founding fathers themselves, some published here for the first time. Several pieces on slavery, including the first publication of an essay about slavery by an anonymous freed slave. Please email with questions or to request photos.